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06 Sep 2010


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Protected Area:	Cockscomb Basin
Type:	Wildlife Sanctuary
District(s):	Cayo Stann Creek Toledo
Size:	Acres: approx. 122260 Hectares: approx. 49477 Perimeter: approx. 150 km
Legislation:	National Parks System Act - Ch. 215
Year Established:	1997
Gazette Ref.:	1997/113
Management:	Forest Department
Co-management:	Belize Audubon Society

.:. Cockscomb Basin .:.
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Description:	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, established in 1990 is world renowned for being the first jaguar reserve. This 'one of a kind' reserve was established as a result of jaguar studies conducted in the area by Alan Rabinowitz. Besides being the home to Belize's largest cat, the Sanctuary protects the headwaters of two major river systems and supports an abundance of hardwood vegetation types and a diverse faunal assemblage.
Zoning:	No zoning information available
IUCN Category:	IV
Notes:	No additional information available

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Documents - Policy & Legislation
Profile	Format	Title	File Size
		National List of Critical Species	[ 428 Kb ]
		National Protected Area System Analysis: Gap Analysis	[ 1.1 Mb ]
		National Protected Area System Analysis: MARXAN Analysis	[ 788 Kb ]
		National Protected Area System Analysis: Protected Area Categories	[ 338.9 Kb ]
		National Protected Area System Analysis: Synthesis Report	[ 729.3 Kb ]
		Protected Area Scoring System Version 4.	[ 305.6 Kb ]
		The Belize National Protected Areas System Plan. Meerman & Wilson (eds), 2005	[ 2 Mb ]
Documents - Publications
Profile	Format	Title	File Size
		Chamaedorea (Xate) in the Greater Maya Mountains and the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Belize: An Economic Assessment of a non-timber forest product.	[ 2.1 Mb ]
Documents - Reports
Profile	Format	Title	File Size
		BAS Co-Management at Crooked Tree/Cockscomb Basin	[ 1.3 Mb ]
		Field Report for the 1995 Season of the Maya Mountains Archaeological Project (MMAP)	[ 480.7 Kb ]
		Proceedings of the Chiquibul Stakeholder Workshop (May 20-21, 2005)	[ 227.7 Kb ]
		Proceedings of the Chiquibul Stakeholders Planning Workshop	[ 2.5 Mb ]
Maps
Profile	Format	Title	File Size
		Development on Mainland Belize (1989-90-92)	[ 183.6 Kb ]
		Development on Mainland Belize (2004)	[ 184.7 Kb ]
Web Sites
Profile	Format	Title	File Size
		Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary Web Site	n/a

Species Lists for Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary:

BERDS — P. O. Box 208 — Belmopan, BELIZE — tel/fax: +501.820.4017 —

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