La Trinité National Nature Reserve (
French: ''Réserve naturelle nationale de la Trinité'') is a French
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...
in
French Guiana
French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...
created in 1996. It protects of
tropical rainforest
Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south of the Equator. They are a subset of the tropical forest biome that occurs roughly within the 28° latitudes (in the torrid zo ...
in the
communes
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
Mana
Mana may refer to:
Religion and mythology
* Mana (Oceanian cultures), the spiritual life force energy or healing power that permeates the universe in Melanesian and Polynesian mythology
* Mana (food), archaic name for manna, an edible substance m ...
and
Saint-Élie.
Overview
La Trinité was created in 1996, because it is an isolated forest, and no gold mining activities had taken place in the area. The reserve contains mountain forests, plain forest and rock savannas. The reserve contains mountain ranges with
tepui
A tepui , or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or mesas found in northern South America, especially in Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the ...
s.
In la Trinité more than 57 mammal species have been identified, and more than 300 bird species.
In 2011, a new species of ''
Eulepidotis
''Eulepidotis'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823.
Species
* ''Eulepidotis addens'' (Walker, 1858)
* ''Eulepidotis affinis'' (Schaus, 1911)
* ''Eulepidotis aglae'' (Schaus, 1921)
* ''Eulepidotis alabast ...
'' was discovered on Roche Bénitier in the reserve.
References
External links
Official site(in French)
Environment of French Guiana
Mana, French Guiana
Nature reserves in France
Protected areas established in 1995
Protected areas of French Guiana
Saint-Élie
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