Morne Diablotin National Park

Morne Diablotins, the largest volcano in Dominica, stands within the National Park.

Morne Diablotin National Park is a national park in the northern mountain ranges of Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean.

Geography

The park comprises 3,335.3 hectares (8,242 acres), amounting to 4.4% of the nation's area.[1] 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.[2] It is also home to the Syndicate Nature Trail.[3][4]

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.[2]

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.[1] 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.[5]

See also

• List of trails in Dominica
• List of national parks of Dominica

References

1. "Earth Almanac: A Parrot's Friends Dig Deep to Help Save It", National Geographic, 198 (2), August 2000
2. 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
3. "Syndicate Nature Trail - Ministry of Tourism". tourism.gov.dm. Dominica Ministry of Tourism. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
4. "Syndicate Nature Trail". forestry.gov.dm. Dominica Division of Forestry, Wildlife and National Parks. Retrieved 2024-01-06.
5. "Morne Diablotin National Park". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-10.

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