[2] It has been protected because it is one of the world's largest leatherback sea turtle nesting sites.

[1] The nature reserve stretches from the Maroni to the Organobo River [fr].

The reserve consists of beaches, mangrove forests, swamps and savannas.

[2] The reserve has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports significant populations of many birds, especially migratory waders and other waterbirds, among 319 species recorded.

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