La Trinité National Nature Reserve (French: Réserve naturelle nationale de la Trinité) is a French nature reserve in French Guiana created in 1996.[3] It protects 760 square kilometres (290 sq mi) of tropical rainforest in the communes of Mana and Saint-Élie.[1]
| La Trinité National Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
 Inselberg de la Trinité | |
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| Location | French Guiana, France |
| Nearest city | Saint-Élie |
| Coordinates | 4°34′48″N 53°18′00″W / 4.5800°N 53.3000°W |
| Area | 760 km2 (290 sq mi)[1] |
| Established | 6 July 1996[2] |
| Governing body | National Forests Office |
| Website | Reserve-Trinite.fr (in French) |
Overview
editLa Trinité was created in 1996, because it is an isolated forest, and no gold mining activities had taken place in the area. The reserve contains mountain forests, plain forest and rock savannas. The reserve contains mountain ranges with tepuis.[4]
In la Trinité more than 57 mammal species have been identified, and more than 300 bird species.[4] In 2011, a new species of Eulepidotis was discovered on Roche Bénitier in the reserve.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "La Trinité". Protected Planet. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "FR3600129 - La Trinité". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Décret n°96-491 du 6 juin 1996 portant création de la réserve naturelle de La Trinité (Guyane)
- ^ a b "La Trinité". Reserves Naturelles (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Jérôme Barbut & Bernard Lalanne-Cassou (2011). "Description d'une nouvelle espèce d'Eulepidotis Hübner, 1823, découverte dans la réserve naturelle de la Trinité (Guyane française) (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Eulepidotinae)". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France (in French). 116 (2): 181–184. doi:10.3406/bsef.2011.2664. S2CID 131858768.
External links
edit- Official site (in French)
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