Protected areas of Bahamas

Published: May 27, 2009, 1:08 pm

Updated: May 27, 2009, 1:08 pm

Contributing Author: Elisa Triana

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Content Source: WDPA

This article has been reviewed by the following Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce

Protected area highlights for the Bahamas (January 31, 2008):

	# of Areas	Area km²
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of the Bahamas's Territorial Area)	43	2,831	1.0%
- Terrestrial (% of the Bahamas's Terrestrial Territorial Area)	43	1,579	11.4%
- Marine and Littoral Protected Area	32	1,252
Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area
Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)	1	326

Inagua National Park recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention).

The World Database of Protected Areas reports 43 nationally recognized protected areas in the Bahamas:

Site Name	IUCN Designation	Marine or Terrestrial	Total Area (Hectares)	Total Marine Area (Hectares)
Abaco National Park	II	Both	20,500
Adelaide Creek Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	150
Betty Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	1
Big Darby Island Wild Bird Reserve Wild Bird Reserve		Both	202
Big Galliot Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	8
Big Green Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	210
Black Sound Cay National Park	IV	Both	1
Bonefish Pond National Park		Both	728
Bottle Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	4
Cedar Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	2
Central Andros National Park		Both	115,800
Channel Cays and Flat Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	18
Conception Island National Park	II	Both	809	162
Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park A rock within the park is designated as a Wild Bird Reserve	II	Both	45,584	36,467
Finley Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	5
Goat Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	12
Goulding Cay WNR (Wild Bird Reserve)	IV	Terrestrial	2
Grassy Creek Cays and Rocks Wild Bird Reserve		Both	172
Guana Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	2
Harvey Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	2
High Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	8
Inagua National Park	II	Both	74,333	7,433
Joulter Cays Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	117
Lake Cunningham Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	70
Lightbourn Creek (Waterloo) Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	200
Little Derby Island Wild Bird Reserve		Both	136
Little Inagua National Park		Both	12,790
Little San Salvador (Little Island) Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	182
Lucayan National Park	II	Both	16
Mammy Rhoda Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	1
Moriah Harbour Cay Park		Both	5,439
Paradise Island Wild Bird Reserve		Both	283
Pelican Cays Land and Sea National Park	II	Both	850	680
Peterson Cay National Park	II	Both	1
Rand Nature Centre National Park	II	Terrestrial	40
The Retreat National Park	II	Terrestrial	5
Tilloo Cay National Park	II	Terrestrial	10
Union Creek Managed Nature Reserve		Both	1,813
Walker's Cay Marine Park		Both	2,500
Washerwomans Cut Cays Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	79
Water Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	3
Wood Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	6

Map of Bahamas (Source: <a href='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html' class='external text' title='https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html' rel='nofollow'>The CIA World Factbook)</a>

Map of Bahamas (Source: The CIA World Factbook)

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Further Reading:

World Resources Institute (accessed May 26, 2009)
World Database on Protected Areas (accessed May 26, 2009)

Citation

Elisa Triana (Contributing Author);WDPA (Content Source);Juan Pablo Arce (Topic Editor) "Protected areas of Bahamas". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 27, 2009; Last revised Date May 27, 2009; Retrieved February 9, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Protected_areas_of_Bahamas>

Protected area highlights for the Bahamas (January 31, 2008):

	# of Areas	Area km²
Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of the Bahamas's Territorial Area)	43	2,831	1.0%
- Terrestrial (% of the Bahamas's Terrestrial Territorial Area)	43	1,579	11.4%
- Marine and Littoral Protected Area	32	1,252
Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area
Wetlands of International importance (Ramsar Sites)	1	326

Inagua National Park recognized as important under the the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention).

The World Database of Protected Areas reports 43 nationally recognized protected areas in the Bahamas:

Site Name	IUCN Designation	Marine or Terrestrial	Total Area (Hectares)	Total Marine Area (Hectares)
Abaco National Park	II	Both	20,500
Adelaide Creek Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	150
Betty Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	1
Big Darby Island Wild Bird Reserve Wild Bird Reserve		Both	202
Big Galliot Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	8
Big Green Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	210
Black Sound Cay National Park	IV	Both	1
Bonefish Pond National Park		Both	728
Bottle Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	4
Cedar Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	2
Central Andros National Park		Both	115,800
Channel Cays and Flat Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	18
Conception Island National Park	II	Both	809	162
Exuma Cays Land and Sea Park A rock within the park is designated as a Wild Bird Reserve	II	Both	45,584	36,467
Finley Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	5
Goat Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	12
Goulding Cay WNR (Wild Bird Reserve)	IV	Terrestrial	2
Grassy Creek Cays and Rocks Wild Bird Reserve		Both	172
Guana Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	2
Harvey Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	2
High Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	8
Inagua National Park	II	Both	74,333	7,433
Joulter Cays Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Terrestrial	117
Lake Cunningham Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	70
Lightbourn Creek (Waterloo) Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	200
Little Derby Island Wild Bird Reserve		Both	136
Little Inagua National Park		Both	12,790
Little San Salvador (Little Island) Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	182
Lucayan National Park	II	Both	16
Mammy Rhoda Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	1
Moriah Harbour Cay Park		Both	5,439
Paradise Island Wild Bird Reserve		Both	283
Pelican Cays Land and Sea National Park	II	Both	850	680
Peterson Cay National Park	II	Both	1
Rand Nature Centre National Park	II	Terrestrial	40
The Retreat National Park	II	Terrestrial	5
Tilloo Cay National Park	II	Terrestrial	10
Union Creek Managed Nature Reserve		Both	1,813
Walker's Cay Marine Park		Both	2,500
Washerwomans Cut Cays Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	79
Water Cay Wild Bird Reserve		Both	3
Wood Cay Wild Bird Reserve	IV	Both	6

Map of Bahamas (Source: The CIA World Factbook)

Return to Protected Area Collection for Latin America and the Caribbean

Return to the Latin America and the Caribbean Collection

Further Reading:

World Resources Institute (accessed May 26, 2009)
World Database on Protected Areas (accessed May 26, 2009)

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