Mauritius
Black River Gorges National Park, Mauritius
This spectacular national park contains some unique flora and fauna such as the rare dodo tree and tambalacoque. If you are lucky you might even spot some native wildlife like the Mauritian flying fox or some of the endemic bird species including:
Mauritius kestrel
pink pigeon
Mauritius parakeet
Mauritius cuckoo-shrike
Mauritius bulbul
Mauritius olive white-eye,
Mauritius grey white-eye
Mauritius fody
The park covers an area of 67.54 km² including humid upland forest, drier lowland forest and marshy heathland. Facilities for visitors include two information centres, picnic areas and 60 kilometres of trails. There are four field stations in the park which are used for research. There are some excellent hiking trails in the park.