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Morne Diablotin National Park

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Morne Diablotin National Park is a national park in the northern mountain ranges of Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean. The park comprises 8,242 acres, amounting to 4.4% of the nation's area.^[1] It was established in January 2000, primarily to protect the habitat of the endangered sisserou parrot, an endemic bird species that is a national symbol of Dominica.^[1]

The park is home to 1,447-meter high Morne Diablotin, the tallest mountain on the island and the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles.^[2]

During the 18th century, the land was home to at least six different encampments of escaped slaves. Dr. John Imray, a Scottish physician, completed the first recorded scaling of Morne Diablotin in 1867.^[2] Today, the park is home to 18 different avian species.^[3]

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1. ^¹{{citation |title=Earth Almanac: A Parrot's Friends Dig Deep to Help Save It |journal=National Geographic |volume=198 |issue=2 |date=August 2000 }}
2. ^¹{{citation |title=Caribbean Hiking: A Hiking and Walking Guide to Thirty of the Most Popular Islands |last=O'Keefe |first=M. Timothy |publisher=Celtcom, Inc. |date=2001 |pages=100–101 |isbn=0-89732-412-9}}
3. ^"Morne Diablotin National Park." Sites – Important Bird Areas. BirdLife International. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

2 : National parks of Dominica|Protected areas established in 2000

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