[2] The Golden Stream Corridor preserve is located in the southern part of Belize and is estimated to be approximately 15,000 acres (61 km2).

The area is also important because of the watershed it contains, which runs southeast from the southern highway and pours into the Port of Honduras Marine Reserve.

These diverse ecosystems are primarily the reason that the nature preserve is considered to be a biological corridor with a large variety of animals.

[5] The Golden Stream Corridor Preserve is a forest and marine environment that contains diverse flora and fauna.

Examples of endangered species are the Central American spider monkey, keel-billed toucan and the West Indian manatee.