HISTORY

The Trinidad Field Naturalists' Club was started in July, 1891 and by February, 1892 was publishing a bi-monthly journal. Their objective was one “of keeping those of its members who are in Europe, America and  Venezuela, and also those resident in the Colony but at a distance from its seat of operation, en rapport with what is being accomplished.” Consequently, the Journal consisted of a variety of papers which included reports of meetings and field trips, elementary information on a variety of subjects as well as scientific papers which included descriptions of new species. The journal ceased publication in 1896. This journal is now available in CD format.

The Journal was restarted in 1956 mainly as an avenue for the publication of results of scientific research and observations on local natural history by its members. In 1973, it changed its name from the Journal of the Trinidad Field Naturalists' Club to the Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club to be consistent with the name change of the Club. There was a further name change in 1977 when it became “Living World, Journal of the Trinidad and Tobago Field Naturalists' Club. From 1956 to 2000 it was published generally on a biennial basis, but from 2001 it became an annual  journal. It now publishes articles on studies and observations on natural history carried out in Trinidad and Tobago, and in countries in the Caribbean Basin. Contributors are not limited to members of the Club.       

Editorial Committee Members, past and present

2006            Elisha Tikasingh (Editor), Paul Comeau, Graham White,  Shane T. Ballah (Coordinator of Publications)

2005            Elisha Tikasingh (Editor), Paul Comeau, Graham White, Shane T. Ballah (Coordinator of Publications)

2004            Elisha Tikasingh (Editor), Paul Comeau, Graham White, Shane T. Ballah (Rep. Publications Committee)

2003            Elisha Tikasingh (Editor), Nigel Gains, Paul Comeau

2002            Elisha Tikasingh (Editor), Paul Comeau, Graham White, Nigel Gains

2001            Elisha Tikasingh (Editor), Victor C. Quesnel, Paul Comeau, Graham White

1999-2000    Elisha Tikasingh (Editor), Victor C. Quesnel, Paul Comeau, Graham White

1997-1998    Elisha Tikasingh (Editor), Victor C. Quesnel, Paul Comeau

1995-1996    Victor C. Quesnel, Detta Buch, Paul Christopher

1993-1994    Victor C. Quesnel, Hans Boos, Yasmin Comeau

1991-1992    Victor C. Quesnel, Hans Boos, Yasmin Comeau

1989-1990    Victor C. Quesnel, Hans Boos, Yasmin Comeau

1987-1988    Victor C. Quesnel, Hans Boos, Yasmin Comeau

1985-1986    Victor C. Quesnel, Julian Duncan, Richard ffrench, Hans Boos

1983-1984    Victor C. Quesnel, Richard ffrench, Julian Duncan

1981-1982    Julian Duncan, Richard ffrench, Victor C. Quesnel

 

About the beetle

The image of an Inca beetle (Inca clathrata quesneli Boos and Ratcliffe) with  the words Natura maxime miranda in minimis was  chosen as our logo and first published in the Journal of the Field Naturalists' Club of 1892.

Natura Maxime Miranda in Minimis