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07/30/2016
Rennel Burgos
Ecology
07/30/2016
types of species in this area were forced to live or had died or probably killed. The Rio Bravo
Conservation and Management Area is home to 200 species of trees, 390 species of birds in
which 25 are migratory, and 70 species of mammals in which a certain amount of that 70 species
of mammals are bats. The Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area is the largest private
reserve in Belize, the largest protected area, and the largest non-governmental land. At Hill Bank
we noticed the use of electricity came from solar energy in which batteries are charged and also
composting toilets are used in one of the facilities we had available. Water came from a well and
the place is really comfortable just as you are in your home; its more peaceful, relaxing and
good temperature.
There are many species of trees around Rio Bravo such as the poison tree, cha-kaa, royal palm
trees and others. The bird watch was a great experience it was the first time I had the opportunity
to use a scope for bird watching, it allowed us to see the birds at a close view through the scope;
some species we saw are vultures, yellow head, humming birds, woodpecker and a hawk. The
night walk was also good even though we didnt get to see much animals except for deers,
spiders, geckos and scorpions. But we did learn how to seek animals during the night, with a
flash place high up on your shoulder pointing at a distance allowed us to identify shiny green
eyes which are eyes of herbivore animals, shiny white eyes being from insects such as spiders
and the red eyes was from predators. The trip was wonderful, the people giving us hospitality
and food were kind and generous, I believe everyone had a great experience and for sure we
were able to identify the different things we had learned in the class of Ecology. I believe there
should be schools which would educate students with ecological ethics and give them an
experience or have them visit the Program for Belize.