Big Thicket National Preserve
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| Location: | Texas , United States | ||
| Next city: | Beaumont | ||
| Surface: | 429 km² | ||
| Founding: | October 11, 1974 | ||
| Visitors: | 93,634 (2008) | ||
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The Big Thicket National Preserve is a national preserve in the southeast of the US state Texas , near the city of Beaumont . The reserve is located in the flat Gulf Coast Plain . During the Cretaceous the area was covered by the Western Interior Seaway .
history
It was on 11 October 1974 together with the Big Cypress National Preserve founded one of the first in the US and is since 1981 UNESCO - Biosphere Reserve . In 1993 the reserve was expanded and since July 26, 2001 it has been a Globally Important Bird Area . Another expansion took place in 2009.
Flora Fauna
The protected area has a very high biodiversity . Although there are more than 100 different tree and shrub species, the forests are dominated by the swamp pine . There are also more than 1000 species of flowers and ferns, including orchids and carnivorous plants .
In addition to 300 different bird species, there are also various reptile species, such as B. Venomous snakes and alligators .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ National Park Service: Big Thicket National Preserve Receives Land Donation , press release, May 12, 2009