Jamaica wildlife is another specialty of Jamaica and it will thrill your senses and you can enjoy nature’s abundant beauty while touring the exotic Jamaican destinations. The marine and estuarine habitat in the Portland Bright Protected Area (PBPA) is a nature’s destination and abode to thousands of migrant wildlife and very few are the natives of the Portland Bright. Flora and fauna both form part of the gorgeous green wildlife of Jamaica.
Here’s a look at the major marine Jamaica wildlife resource.
- Birds
- Manatees
- Crocodiles
- Dolphins
- Whales
- Turtles
- Marine Fisheries
Birds are one of the main parts of the faunal resources of Jamaica Wildlife and different species of birds with their chirping and flirty nature make the environment more vibrant.13 species are of Jamaica and the rest are all the endemic species and subspecies which are part of this tropical dry limestone forest. Jamaica Parrot Project is a major establishment by the Bird Life of Jamaica which was established in 1995. It was co-founded by the Environmental Foundation of Jamaica and Wildlife Preservation trust international. The project firstly represented the systematic study of two endemic parrots and they were the Black-billed Parrot and the Yellow-billed parrot.
Manatees are popularly known as sea cows and are extremely an extinct species and this area laid great emphasis on the preservation and extinction of Manatees. Manatees live on seagrass and they like grasses on land and fewer nutrients are another reason for their declination. Crocodiles occupy the rivers of PBPA and bottlenose dolphins share the waters with their neighbor. Whales have almost become extinct species in Jamaica but PBPA is the proud owners of some of these royal species.
Turtles are again on the verge of extinction due to human nature of slaughtering these poor creatures for their eggs and flesh by the year 1940’s they have almost disappeared from the land and the Hawkbill turtle that was a common Jamaican species had become a rare one due to over hunting and habitat destruction. Great efforts have been undertaken to save these animals and marine fisheries are also taken care of.
