The Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in the Stann Creek District of south-central Belize. It was established to protect the forests, fauna and watersheds of an approximately 400 square kilometres (150 sq mi) area of the eastern slopes of the Maya Mountains.
The reserve was established in 1986 as the first protected area for protection of the jaguar (Panthera onca).[2] It is regarded as a premier site for jaguar preservation in the world.[3]
The name 'Cockscomb' derives from the appearance of the Cockscomb Mountain ridge, that resembles a rooster's comb, which is situated at the northern fringe of the reserve and which is easily visible from the coastal plain of the Caribbean Sea. Habitation by the ancient Mayas occurred in the Cockscomb Basin as early as 10,000 BCE. However, the first modern exploration in the recorded history of the basin did not occur until 1888.[4]
^UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Cockscomb Basin from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 28 March 2022. [1]
^Weckel, M., Giuliano, W. and Silver, S. (2006). "Cockscomb revisited: jaguar diet in the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize". Biotropica. 38 (5): 687–690. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00190.x. S2CID 85151201.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^Emmons, K. M. et al. (1996). Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. Producciones de la Hamaca, Belize and Orang-utan Press, Gays Mills, Wisconsin, USA.
^Peter Dunham, Memorandum to Osmany Salas May 23, 1995
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