Wildlife in Surinam
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Oryx
- Vol. 14 (2) , 133-144
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0030605300015180
Abstract
Surinam is one of the few countries in the world where uninhabited and undisturbed tropical rain forest still covers large areas. The Government is fully aware of the importance of this natural heritage. Wildlife is protected, and eight nature reserves, ranging in size from 4000 to 22,000 ha, have been created to protect representative habitats – forest, savannas, coastal flats and important breeding beaches for Kemp's ridley, green and leatherback turtles.Keywords
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