|
Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area is a nature reserve located in northwestern Belize. Rio Bravo, as it is known, was established by Programme for Belize in 1988 with the purchase of 110,044 acres (44,533.2 hectares) of land from Gallon Jug Agroindustries. With logging encroachment imminent in 1989, the Nature Conservancy joined Programme for Belize to protect the land.〔http://www.nature.org/wherewework/centralamerica/belize/work/art8860.html The Nature Conservancy in Belize〕 Additional land donations from Coca-Cola Foods, Inc. (42,007 acres in 1990 and in 1992) and purchases from New River Enterprises Ltd. (14,011 acres and both in 1994) enlarged the protected area to . Rio Bravo is the largest terrestrial conservation area in Belize, comprising 4% of the country's total land area. ==Habitat, flora, and fauna== Rio Bravo is host to a wide variety of habitats including: *Belizean pine forest *Secondary palm/broadleaf forest *Marsh forest *Freshwater lagoon Surveys of Rio Bravo have yielded over 70 mammal species (greater than 50% bats) and 392 bird species (25% of which are nearctic migrants).〔http://www.pfbelize.org/lamilpa.html〕 Detailed inventories of fish and invertebrates have not yet been undertaken. Twenty-two vegetation types are encompassed by the boundaries of the conservation area, and support 230 tree species. Species of conservation concern found within the conservation area include the yellow-headed amazon, Morelet's crocodile, and the Central American river turtle. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|