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Its coordinates are 15 25 N, 61 20 W. It is known as "The Nature Island of the Caribbean" [1] due to its spectacular, lush, and varied flora and fauna, which is protected by an extensive natural park system. It is the fourth largest island in the Eastern Caribbean with a population of people mainly of African descent.
Dominica has been nicknamed the "Nature Island of the Caribbean" for its natural environment. [15] It is the youngest island in the Lesser Antilles, and is still being formed by geothermal-volcanic activity, as evidenced by the world's second-largest hot spring, called Boiling Lake.
A £2.4m seagrass planting programme has been launched to help restore the plant in seas around the north of Scotland. The project aims to plant 14 hectares (34.6 acres) of seagrass, often ...
The national nature reserve is classified as a Category II protected area by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. [42] Staffa is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), [ 46 ] whilst the seas surrounding the island are designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) due to the presence of harbour porpoises . [ 47 ]
In the 1970s a bird reserve was established on the marshes, the centrepiece of the Elmley National Nature Reserve, owned and managed by Elmley Conservation Trust. [8] It covers 3,250 acres (13.2 km 2), more than the easily traceable area of the former isle and is one of the largest bird reserves in England.
Wild Isles is a 2023 British television nature documentary series presented by Sir David Attenborough [1] (not to be confused with the 92-minute video Wild Isles, a 2022 Webby Award honoree produced by Newyonder [2]). The five-episode series covers the wildlife of the British Isles.
Ramsey Bay (Manx: Baie Rhumsaa) is a large bay and Marine Nature Reserve covering some 94 square kilometres off the northeastern coast of the Isle of Man. It runs for 18 kilometres from the Point of Ayre at the island's northern tip to Maughold Head. The port town of Ramsey, the island's second town, lies towards the south of the bay.
The Alan Hersey Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located on the north east coast of the Isle of Wight between Springvale and Seaview. On a flood plain, fluvial water runs down the valley into the reserve and a culvert passes under the old toll road and down the beach, through which salt water also enters the reserve on the rising tide.