Sweet Sanctuary

NatGeo tours the Caroni Swamp

By Anna Walcott-Hardy

Home to over 100 species of birds, as well as caiman, crabs, swamp boas and anteaters, the mangrove swamp was re-named the Winston Nanan Caroni Bird Sanctuary.

owls during the three-hour tour. But, the finale came at dusk, with the dramatic arrival of hundreds of Scarlet Ibis, returning home to roost.

“The whole point of coming to Trinidad is actually to show our guests this incredible environment, this pristine ecosystem that you have,” speaking about the visit to The Guardian newspaper, expedition leader Lucho Verdesoto said. “This is a spectacle that you don’t get to see many places in the world. It is pretty much unique. This is what we want to see. We want to see things that are being protected, and people care about these places.”

Nanan’s Caroni Bird Sanctuary Tours Tel: 681-8274 www.nananecotours.com www.facebook.com/WinstonNananEcoTours/ nananbirdsanctuarytours@yahoo.com