Rand Nature Centre

Rand Nature Centre
Map showing the location of Rand Nature Centre
Map showing the location of Rand Nature Centre
Rand Nature Centre
The location of the Rand Nature Centre within the Bahamas
LocationFreeport, Grand Bahama, the Bahamas
Coordinates26°32′18″N 78°40′19″W / 26.5382°N 78.6719°W / 26.5382; -78.6719[1]
Area100 acres (40 ha)
Established1992
Governing bodyBahamas National Trust
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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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