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The Caroni Swamp is a 12,000 acre swamp [3] located on the west coast of the island of Trinidad. It is one of the largest mangrove forest on the island. Caroni Swamp is protected under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. [4]
25 wrz 2020 · Caroni Swamp/Bird Sanctuary. The Caroni Swamp is the largest mangrove wetland in Trinidad and Tobago where the Caroni River, the largest river in Trinidad, meets the Gulf of Paria. The large areas of mangrove trees are separated by waterways that can be navigated by small pirogues.
18 cze 2024 · Caroni Swamp is an estuarine system comprising 5,611 hectares of mangrove forest and herbaceous marsh, interrupted by numerous channels, and brackish and saline lagoons. The swamp has been designated a Ramsar site since 1971.
A team of conservationists and a filmmaker travelled deep into the underbelly of Caroni Bird Sanctuary to study and document this special place for birds.
The Caroni Bird sanctuary is a 200-acre (81-hectare) protected area within a large mangrove swamp ecosystem on the northwest coast of Trinidad. In 1962, when Trinidad and Tobago became an independent nation, the scarlet ibis was selected as its national bird, and hunting it was prohibited.
N: E: Caroni Bird Sanctuary - opis atrakcji. Zlokalizowany kilka kilometrów na południe od Port of Spain, Ptasie Sanktuarium leży pomiędzy drogą ekspresową Uriah Butler oraz linią morza. To właśnie tutaj znajdują się naturalne miejsca lęgu i chowu dziesiątek różnorodnych gatunków ptactwa.
Caroni Bird Sanctuary is a must see!!! I visited the sanctuary a few years ago, and the boat ride through the lush rain forest is out of this world. The staff was extremely knowledgeable and can identify all the snakes crabs and even wild plants.
