Timor-Leste declares its first National Park
Timor-Lest (formerly East Timor), which has only been an independent nation for five years, has announced its first National Park. It will ensure that many endangered species, not found anywhere else on the planet, will be protected. Timor-Lest became independent in 2002 and despite the fact it has a rich supply of oil and gas it is still one of the poorest nations in the world. The Nino Konis Santana National Park, which is over 123,600 hectares, includes over 25 bird species restricted to Timor and neighbouring island. It is also home to the yellow-crested cockatoo which is critically endangered due to an unsustainable exploitation for trade.
The National Park will include over 55,600 hectares of the 'Coral Triangle', an area which contains the greatest biodiversity of coral and marine life in the world.
The National Park is named after Nino Konis Santana, who was a local hero and former Commander of FALANTIL (Forças Armadas da Libertação Nacional de Timor-Leste) the armed movement in the struggle for independence who was born in Tutuala - a village within the park.
did hippies not go to english class? "It's" is a contraction of "it is" . So your statement "Timor-Leste declares it's first National Park" is nonsensical. Please stop destroying a lovely language and only use the apostrophe for the possesive case.
Apostrophe Man.
Posted by: Tom Williams | August 14, 2007 5:18 AM