Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area, Belize

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The Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area is located in the northwest corner of Belize in the Orange Walk District. Consisting of some 202,000 acres, the area is managed for conservation, scientific research, sustained-yield timber harvesting, nontimber forest product extraction, ecotourism, and educational purposes by the Programme for Belize which is a private nonprofit Belizean organization.

The area consists of broadleaf forest, swamp forest, palm forest, savannah, and marsh. Due to its remote location and the elimination of hunting, many endangered species - Black Howler Monkeys, Central American Spider Monkeys, Jaguars, Pumas, Ocelots, Margays, Jaguarundis, Tapirs, Pecarries, Ocellated Turkeys and Brocket Deer- have found refuge within the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area. Also a bird watcher's paradise, ornithologists have recorded over 355 species of birds.

In addition to the abundant natural history, over forty Maya Sites have been discovered within the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area. The largest center is La Milpa which ranks only below Caracol and Lamanai in size.

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