Caroni Swamp

[2] It is located on the west coast of Trinidad, south of Port of Spain and northwest of Chaguanas, where the Caroni River meets the Gulf of Paria.

The Caroni Swamp is an estuarine system comprising 5,611 hectares of mangrove forest and herbaceous marsh, interrupted by numerous channels, and brackish and saline lagoons, and with extensive intertidal mudflats on the seaward side.

[5] The central section of the acreage is designated as a wildlife sanctuary and is the home of one of Trinidad and Tobago's national bird, the Scarlet Ibis.

The Caroni Swamp is the major roosting place for the Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) and is also the home of over 100 avian species.

[8] The swamp has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports A significant population of scarlet ibis as well as other waterbirds.

The Caroni Swamp is not only an attraction for tourism but it also provides goods and services to local communities and to the Island of Trinidad.

The study will also predict the potential damage that climate change can have on wetlands and ecosystems such as the Caroni Swamp.

[12] During the evening, the Scarlet Ibis returns to the Swamp where it roosts in the mangrove trees (destination tnt).

[13] Watching the Scarlet Ibis return from feeding on the mainland of Venezuela is the main attraction for many tourists (mytobagoinfo).

Winston Nanan of Trinidad, was an acknowledged expert on the flora and fauna of the Caroni Swamp Bird Sanctuary.

He helped get a petition signed along with his father, Simon Oudit Nanan, to make the Swamp a bird sanctuary.