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Punta Cana.– The Bavaro Lagoon Wild Life Refuge, in Punta Cana, on the country’s easternmost region, is ready to welcome visitors interested in taking guided tours. It follows an agreement signed between the Ministry of the Environment and the La Altagracia Province Tourism Cluster.

The Bavaro Lagoon Wild Life Refuge is located in Cabeza de Toro, originally a tiny fishing town, then discovered in 1994 by Dominican and Spanish developers and turned into a tourism destination at the same time with the frantic pace of the rest of Bavaro’s hotel construction.

The wildlife refuge has registered 223 species of native and endemic plants, including four types of mangrove trees, 86 species of birds –eight of which are endemic to the island–, five species of amphibians, 11 species of reptiles and various species of freshwater fish.

Tourists will have the unique opportunity to do a short walk from their hotels and enjoy the shadowed trails, a small natural museum, kayaking -or eventually sailing- in the lagoon or simply sit there and feel the Caribbean nature’s beat.

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Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 3 Sep 2011 12:00 PM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
I hope that this is a well supervised project these wetlands are precious to the environment ......They are also very valuable assets to the eco tourist phenom
Written by: riosm, 3 Sep 2011 4:33 PM
From: United States
Blutarsky

I agree 100%.

I would not mind if one has to pay a small fee for a guided tour so long as the fees collected would be used for the upkeep and protection.
Written by: earthling, 4 Sep 2011 9:21 AM
From: Dominican Republic
A small fee to directly finance operations and protect the ecology would be an excellent idea, it would support funding that federal or state officials might find difficult to provide. As in many other countries a reduced fee for card holding Dominicans would also be appropriate, they have special entitlement to visit a part of their own country and almost all tourists accept two tier pricing with understanding. Hotels in the area can promote the site, for the benefit of their guests and generate a little income by providing transportation to and from the reserve.
Written by: riosm, 4 Sep 2011 12:41 PM
From: United States
Build a winding road through it, offer sight seeing nature tours, It would also create jobs and serve to promote the natural beauty of the island. It's all win situation if done right.
Written by: daswolfgang, 4 Sep 2011 11:40 PM
From: St. Helena, saint helena island
The dominican goverment should bring birds from ecuador and brazil to grow in that area.Exotic bird are really beautie.
Written by: daswolfgang, 5 Sep 2011 1:46 AM
From: St. Helena, saint helena island
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Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 5 Sep 2011 2:34 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
wolfy you must be extremely cautious when importing other species of animals into areas where they have not existed before ....often these things have a way of upsetting a delicate balance
Written by: earthling, 5 Sep 2011 9:32 AM
From: Dominican Republic
importing birds is a risk, hawaii has lost half of their native bird species, now extinct due to imported species. 86 species in the reserve is very good, they may not all be as beautiful as other species, but they are all there naturally and that is the appeal of a nature reserve. Almost every tourist I have spoken to came to the DR to experience, taste, see all things Dominican and the DR has a great deal to offer.
Written by: Blutarsky This user is banned, 5 Sep 2011 9:41 AM
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
Its not nice to mess with mother nature
Written by: mytravel12, 2 Nov 2011 1:39 AM
From: India, Mumbai
Laguna Bavaro Wild Life is the best place to wildlife lover and now it become a tourist attraction. This is the best place for wildlife safari and get ride of nature parks and enjoy the vacations at this amazing place.
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