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Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve |
| Name: | Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve | |||
| Address: | 18 miles sourth of Belmopan | |||
| City/Town/Village: | Belmopan | District: Cayo | Country: Belize | |
| Phone: | 501-226 4434 | Fax: 501-223-4985 | Phone #2: | |
| Website: |  Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve |
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| Location: |  Map for Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve |
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| Description: | This Nature Reserve is NOT open to the public. History; MNR, Formally known as Society Hall Nature Reserve, was donated to the Government of Belize in 1975, then leased back to its former owners, Svea and Thomas Dietrich who managed TMNR on behalf of the government of Belize. Svea Ditrich-Ward devoted much of her own time and money in a virtual single handed effort to keep TMNR viable. Boundary lines were demarcated, warning signs were posted and incursions kept to a minimum. Some interest on the part of international donors was generated. Largely due to the lobbing efforts of Svea Dietrich Ward, TMNR was officially declared a Nature Reserve under the National Park System Act (NPSA) in 1986. In August of 1990, at the request of Svea Dietrich-Ward, GOB leased TMNR to the Belize Audubon Society, the present manager. This lease is for 99 years (back dated to 1975) The goals of the Reserve are: * To retain in perpetuity a portion of the northern Maya Mountain foot-hills ecosystem. * To provide opportunities for scientific studies. * To protect the areas biodiversity through community development program. Geology and Soil The northern half of Belize which includes TMNR, rests on the Yucatan platform, a tectonically stable limestone shelf of chalk, marl and other sedimentary layers. The limestone of Belize range in age from 135 million to less than 2 million years old. TMNR has principally cetaceous and dolomitic limestone geology. In the upland sections of TMNR, soils are shallow and poor. There are some deposition of alluvial soil along Barton and Roaring Creeks Wildlife TMNR undoubtedly sustains a diverse resident and transient wildlife population. During the 1994 baseline survey the mammals reported in TMNR included the Bairds tapir and white lipped peccary, anteater, paca (Gibnut), coati, gray fox, gray squirrel, four eyed opossum, white tail and brocket deer, puma, kinkajou, bats and armadillo. The northeast portion of TMNR was found to have relatively high biological integrity and is an important habitat for many wildlife especially migratory birds and Bairds Tapir. The survey identified 129 species of migratory and resident birds, including the blue crown Motmot, a pair of spectacle owl and a great carrasow. Reptiles includes the iguana, gree snake, blacktail indigo, a large increase in fer-de-lance, coral snakes and boa constrictors. |
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