Pine Forests

Pine Forests are one of three forest types found in The Bahamas. The dominant species is Caribbean Pine, also known as Yellow Pine, and they are found only on the four northernmost islands - Grand Bahama, Abaco, Andros and New Providence. These trees are members of a large tree family known as conifers, which characteristically produce cones. The Caribbean Pine has scaly bark and needle-like leaves. This ecosystem is important as it supports a large variety of globally imperiled and rare species, including endemics.