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Community Baboon Sanctuary Crooked Tree Wildlife
Sanctuary:
The Community Baboon Sanctuary on the banks of the Belize
River is located some thirty miles west of Belize City off
the Northern Highway in the Belize District. Consisting
of some eighteen square miles of basically subsistence farms,
the sanctuary exhibits the spirit of coexistence that Belizeans
have with nature. Through a grassroots effort, the villagers
and landowners have committed to preserving the habitat
necessary to insure a healthy population of Black Howler
Monkeys.
With assistance from the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological
Society of Milwaukee County, a small natural history museum
and visitor's center has been erected in Bermudian Landing,
which is the most central location in the sanctuary. Since
all lands in the sanctuary are privately owned, it is necessary
to check with the Sanctuary Manager at the visitor's center
and to use a guide before following any of the trails.
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