Friends of the Environment

Abaco, Bahamas

Abaco National Park

The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) was established in 1959 by an act of Parliament . It is the only known non-governmental organization world wide to manage a whole countries national parks system. The BNT is actively fighting for the conservation of the Bahamas natural resources.

In 1994, The Bahamas National Trust (BNT) established the Abaco National Park primarily to protect the northern most range of the Bahama Parrot. The Park, located on 20,500 acres of the south-eastern portion of Great Abaco Island encompasses over 5,000 acres of pine forest, the major habitat of the Bahama Parrot. The park is also home to many diverse species of birds making one of the most important bird areas of the Bahamas.

Where is the Abaco National Park?

Bahama Parrot Research

Development Concerns Of South Abaco

Abaco Fire Management Project

The Bahamas National Trust

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