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Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area:
The Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area is located
in the northwest corner of Belize in the Orange Walk District.
Consisting of some 202,000 acres, the area is managed for
conservation, scientific research, sustained-yield timber
harvesting, nontimber forest product extraction, ecotourism,
and educational purposes by the Programme for Belize which
is a private nonprofit Belizean organization.
The area consists of broadleaf forest, swamp forest, palm
forest, savannah, and marsh. Due to its remote location
and the elimination of hunting, many endangered species
- Black Howler Monkeys, Central American Spider Monkeys,
Jaguars, Pumas, Ocelots, Margays, Jaguarundis, Tapirs, Pecarries,
Ocellated Turkeys and Brocket Deer- have found refuge within
the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area. Also a bird
watcher's paradise, ornithologists have recorded over 355
species of birds.
In addition to the abundant natural history, over forty
Maya Sites have been discovered within the Rio Bravo Conservation
and Management Area. The largest center is La Milpa which
ranks only below Caracol and Lamanai in size.
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