Grand Bois National Park (

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: Parc National Naturel de Grand Bois,

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: Gran Bwa Pak Nasyonal) is a

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. It was established on September 23, 2015, by Haitian president,

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.Le Moniteur, Journal Officiel de la Republique d’Haiti, No. 158, 21 August 2014 The park is located in southwest Haiti, northwest of

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and it includes all areas on the mountain Morne Grand Bois of 900 meter elevation and higher. Morne Grand Bois sits directly on the border between the

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and the Grand'Anse department. Its highest peak is 1262 meters in elevation. Morne Grand Bois is an isolated mountain with remnant original (primary) rainforest. The founders of the Haiti National Trust identified Morne Grand Bois as one of the landmarks of biodiversity in Haiti because it has a unique

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of plant and animal

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, which led to its establishment as a national park. On Grand Bois, they rediscovered a frog species that was believed to be extinct, the Tiburon stream frog / Foothill robber frog ('' Eleutherodactylus semipalmatus''). A rare Magnolia tree species, '' Magnolia ekmanii'', which has not been seen since Ekman's exploration, was also found. These and other plants and animals on Grand Bois are threatened because of ongoing

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, which also alters the water flow of streams and springs, affecting habitat for aquatic species and drinking water for people. Gb-tm-full-1

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{{authority control National parks of Haiti Biota of Hispaniola Protected areas established in 2015

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