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Caroni Swamp is protected under the Ramsar Convention as a wetland of international importance. [4] The Caroni Swamp runs along the banks of the Caroni River and contains numerous channels, brackish and saline lagoons with intertidal mudflats. The Caroni Swamp also contains fresh water and saltwater marshes and is also known as a bird sanctuary ...
Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge was established on October 27, 2000, as the 526th refuge in the United States National Wildlife Refuge System. It is located near the town of St. Francisville, Louisiana , which is 30 miles (48 km) north of Baton Rouge .
Atchafalaya Basin. The wetlands of Louisiana are water-saturated coastal and swamp regions of southern Louisiana, often called "Bayou".. The Louisiana coastal zone stretches from the border of Texas to the Mississippi line [1] and comprises two wetland-dominated ecosystems, the Deltaic Plain of the Mississippi River (unit 1, 2, and 3) and the closely linked Chenier Plain (unit 4). [2]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Elm Hall Wildlife Management Area: Assumption: 2,839 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries [8] Esler Field Wildlife Management Area: Rapides, Grant: 12,500 [9] Louisiana National Guard Floy Ward McElroy Wildlife Management Area Richland: 681 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries [10]
The second largest is the Caroni Swamp, formed where the Caroni River enters Gulf of Paria just south of Port of Spain in the northwest of the island. [3] The ecoregion surrounding the mangroves on the inland side is Trinidad and Tobago moist forests, except for the Caroni Swamp, which is surrounded by a thin band of Trinidad and Tobago dry ...
A local family business donated the land for the park to Louisiana in 1971. [51] Sam Houston Jones State Park: Calcasieu Parish: 1,087 acres (440 ha) [52] 1944 [12] The park is located north of the most productive birding region of Louisiana. At certain times of year, nearly 200 species of birds can be seen within 30 miles (48 km) of the park. [52]
The Caroni Swamp, the largest mangrove wetland in Trinidad and Tobago, is located just north and west of the town. The swamp is a popular tourist attraction and roosting ground for the scarlet ibis, national bird of Trinidad and Tobago. The Divali Nagar site, located in northern Chaguanas, is a major attraction in the period just before Diwali ...
The Caroni River is the largest river in Trinidad and Tobago, running for 40 km (25 mi) [1] from its origins in the Northern Range on the island of Trinidad, through the northern lowlands of the Caroni Plains and enters the Gulf of Paria at the Caroni Swamp. The Caroni and its tributaries drain into one of the most densely populated parts of ...