Rand Nature Centre

26°32′18″N 78°40′19″W / 26.5382°N 78.6719°W / 26.5382; -78.6719[1]Area100 acres (40 ha)Established1992Governing bodyBahamas National Trustbnt.bs/rand-nature-centre/

The Rand Nature Centre is a national park in Freeport, Grand Bahama, the Bahamas. The park was established in 1992 and has an area of 100 acres (40 ha).[2]

Flora and fauna

The park contains at least 130 species of native plants, including whiskbroom fern, uniola, agave and love vine.[3] The park's native pine forest hosts a number of bird species, including red-legged thrushes, Cuban emerald hummingbirds, La Sagra's flycatchers and Bahama yellowthroats.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rand Nature Center in Bahamas". Protected Planet. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Rand Nature Centre". The Bahamas National Trust. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ^ "The Rand Nature Center". Geographia. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
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