Booby Pond and Rookery
- Country:
- Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (Overseas territories)
- Site number:
- 702
- Area:
- 82.0 ha
- Designation date:
- 21-09-1994
- Coordinates:
- 19°40'N 80°03'59"W
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Booby Pond & Rookery. 21/09/94; Cayman Islands; 82 ha; 19°40'N 080°04'W. The site is a representative example of a coastal, landlocked, mangrove-fringed saline lagoon system of a kind that is widespread among low-lying islands in the region. It contains a breeding colony of approximately 7,000 Red-footed Boobies (Sula sula) which accounts for at least 30% of the total Caribbean population. Human activities include tourism, fishing, and hunting. Ramsar site no. 702.
Administrative region
Little Cayman,Cayman Islands
National legal designation
- animal sanctuary
Last publication date:
21-09-1994