With over 1000 cayes and 220 kilometers of Barrier Reef, Belize is a country that possesses a wealth of coastal wildlife as well as tropical wildlife. Belize contains varying ecosystems ranging from coral reefs and tropical forests, to mangroves and island estuaries. It is these habitats which serve as home to thousands of unique species of
wildlife as well as
marine life. The government of Belize understands the importance of their wildlife and marine life and has chosen to keep over forty percent of its land protected so that the different species of animals can flourish in their own habitat.