Morne Diablotin National Park
Geography
The park comprises 3,335.3 hectares (8,242 acres), amounting to 4.4% of the nation's area. It is home to 1,447-meter high Morne Diablotin, the tallest mountain on the island and the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles. It is also home to the Syndicate Nature Trail.
History
During the 18th century, the land was home to at least six different encampments of escaped slaves. Dr. John Imray, a Scottish physician, completed the first recorded scaling of Morne Diablotin in 1867.
The park was established in January 2000, primarily to protect the habitat of the endangered sisserou (imperial amazon) parrot, an endemic bird species that is a national symbol of Dominica. In 2007 the park was designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports, as well as the sisserou, breeding populations of several other restricted-range bird species.
See also
References
- ^ "Earth Almanac: A Parrot's Friends Dig Deep to Help Save It", National Geographic, 198 (2), August 2000
- ^ O'Keefe, M. Timothy (2001), Caribbean Hiking: A Hiking and Walking Guide to Thirty of the Most Popular Islands, Celtcom, Inc., pp. 100–101, ISBN 0-89732-412-9
- ^ "Syndicate Nature Trail - Ministry of Tourism". tourism.gov.dm. Dominica Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Syndicate Nature Trail". forestry.gov.dm. Dominica Division of Forestry, Wildlife and National Parks. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
- ^ "Morne Diablotin National Park". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
15°30′N 61°24′W / 15.500°N 61.400°W
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