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January 6th, 2014

Life+ Savannahs on Guyaweb

In French Guiana, Guyaweb.com is a local website carrying news, adverts and up-coming events.…
January 2nd, 2014

The European Commission make a two-day visit to Martinique

Following their visit to French Guiana, Angelo Salsi, Head of the Life+ Unit at the European…
December 19th, 2013

The European Commission visits French Guiana for the Life+ Cap DOM programme

From the 2nd to the 5th of December, GEPOG, as coordinator of the Life+ Cap DOM programme in…

Kaw Marshes

The world’s largest colony of Agami herons
Sites de la Guyane

Territory : French Guiana
Area : 137,000 ha
Status : RAMSAR site, one part is in the Kaw-Roura National Nature Reserve and another part in the Regional Nature Park
Owner : French state
Management authority : AGEP (Nature Reserve Management Committee)
Habitats : mangrove swamps, swamp forests and flooded savanna
Uses : Eco-tourism, hunting, fishing and scientific research

Part of the Kaw Marshes lie within the Kaw-Roura Nature Reserve, which covers 94,700 ha between the towns of Roura and Régina and also includes the northern part of Kaw Mountain. The Kaw Marshes are an internationally important wetland (RAMSAR site).

Las marismas de Kaw, Guayana, T. Deville

This vast wetland is made up of marshes, large mud flats colonized by mangroves and swamp forests crossed by small rivers and dotted with pools. These diverse habitats and their continuity with the Amazonian basin make the Kaw Marshes an exceptional site for wildlife, in particular for numerous threatened species.

The Kaw Marshes host the largest colony of Agami herons currently known.

Keywords : French Guiana, Kaw Marshes, Agami heron

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