Nature connections: Animal homes
Montserrat is home to lots of amazing animals. Some of them can only be found here.
Animals live in lots of different ways, in all the many environments of the island.
On this page, you can explore some of the homes animals make on Montserrat.
Activity: Animal habitats
Which animals belong where? (Grades K-1)
Activity: Colouring sheet
Hermit Crab
Activity: Colouring sheet
Caribbean Paper Wasp
Activity: Colouring sheet
Bottle Bee
Building homes
There are lots of different ways of building homes. People can use different natural materials to build thier homes, like wood, stone, or mud. Some of the plants that grow in Montserrat are used to build homes, while trees are important for providing shade for our homes.
Some animals build their homes using plants and other materials from nature, just like us.
Activity: Animal homes
Help each animal find its home! (Grades K-1)
Activity: Colouring sheet
Antillean Crested Hummingbird
Activity: Colouring sheet
Red-rumped Agouti
Help animals make their homes
Look carefully around you, and you will see animals making their homes around our buildings, gardens, and other spaces.
As we develop new buildings and homes around the island, we can help other animals by making space for them too.
There are lots of easy things you can do to help make homes for wildlife:
- Plant native plants to welcome insects and other invertebrates.
- Leave areas of grass uncut; this helps a range of plants and animals.
- Plant trees. These provide food and shelter for different animals.
- Make wood piles or leaf piles; they’re great habitats for invertebrates.
