Belize Audubon Society News

The Belize Audubon Society first offers it condolences to all those who lost loved ones and sympathizes with those affected by the recent flooding. The Belize Audubon Society (BAS) announces the re-opening of seven of the nine protected areas it co-manages with the Forest Department which were closed yesterday, Monday, June 2 due to weather conditions. BAS informs that the Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary remains closed due to rising waters in the surrounding lagoons.

The protected areas now opened are the St. Herman’s Blue Hole National Park, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Jaguar Reserve), Guanacaste National Park, Halfmoon Caye Natural Monument (World Heritage Site), Tapir Mountain Nature Reserve, Blue Hole Natural Monument (World Heritage Site), and Actun Tunichil Muknal Natural Monument. Victoria Peak Natural Monument remains closed, as it is annually closed to the public from the period June 1 - November 31.

Visitors are asked to exercise care when on the trails of the protected areas as the trails are slippery due to their previously flooded state. All visitors are asked to check in with the staff at the visitor’s centre of the respective areas before going on the trails.