Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve

The Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve is a nature reserve in Tobago, with a size of 3958 hectares, mainly existing of tropical rainforest.[1]

The reserve is home to a number of plant and animal species, many of them endemic[2] It is estimated that there are at least twelve species of mammals, twenty species of snakes, sixteen species of lizards and two hundred species of birds. Examples of species are Campylopterus ensipennis, the White-tailed Sabrewing Hummingbird, and Sphaerodactylus argus, the ocellated gecko, both endemic species. Since Tobago was once joined to the South American continent, much of the fauna has a continental origin, resulting in considerable endemism.

History and status

The Tobago Main Ridge Forest Reserve is seen as one of oldest legally protected nature reserves in the world and is established on April 13th, 1776.[3] The reserve is managed by the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment. The reserve is a National Heritage Site under the National Trust Act. It is also tried to be recognized as World Heritage Site by Uneso.

It is already an important eco-tourism destination.

References

  1. ↑ https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5646/ World Heritage site; https://www.protectedareastt.org.tt/index.php/profile-of-sites/198-main-ridge-profile]
  2. ↑ https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5646/ World Heritage site; https://www.protectedareastt.org.tt/index.php/profile-of-sites/198-main-ridge-profile]
  3. ↑ https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5646/ World Heritage site; https://www.protectedareastt.org.tt/index.php/profile-of-sites/198-main-ridge-profile]

Coordinates: 11°16′35″N 60°37′00″W / 11.27639°N 60.61667°W / 11.27639; -60.61667


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