Morne Diablotin National Park

Morne Diablotin National Park is a national park in the northern mountain ranges of Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean.

Geography

The park comprises, amounting to 4.4% of the nation's area. It is home to 1,447-meter high Morne Diablotin, the tallest mountain on the island and the second highest mountain in the Lesser Antilles. It is also home to the Syndicate Nature Trail.

History

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.
The park 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. In 2007 the park was designated an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because it supports, as well as the sisserou, breeding populations of several other restricted-range bird species.