Sainte-Anne islets National Nature Reserve
in Sainte-Anne
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The National Nature Reserve of the Îlets de Sainte-Anne, created in 1995, has been entrusted in co-management to the Regional Natural Park of Martinique (PNRM) and to the National Forestry Office (ONF). The PNRM ensures the management, preservation and development of the area thanks to a management team (environmental guards, curator...).
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It is located in the extreme south of Martinique, between Baham Point and Coton Point off the Baie des Anglais.
With a surface area of 5.7 ha, it is composed of the islets Burgaux, Hardy, Percé and Poirier, constituting a major breeding site for pelagic marine birds of the Lesser Antilles as well as a migratory stopover for certain bird species.
Several thousand pairs of birds nest each year on these islets, among which Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus), Red-billed Strawtail (Phaethon...It is located in the extreme south of Martinique, between Baham Point and Coton Point off the Baie des Anglais.
With a surface area of 5.7 ha, it is composed of the islets Burgaux, Hardy, Percé and Poirier, constituting a major breeding site for pelagic marine birds of the Lesser Antilles as well as a migratory stopover for certain bird species.
Several thousand pairs of birds nest each year on these islets, among which Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus), Red-billed Strawtail (Phaethon aethereus), Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), Bridled Tern (Onychoprion anaethetus) and Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) are the main species.
The plant species of patrimonial interest Euphorbia balbisii is also present in the Reserve. We can also observe the White-bellied Swallow (Progne dominicensis), limicolous birds... and even the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), predator of marine birds.
This Nature Reserve is completely protected and forbidden to access in order to avoid any disturbance of these very sensitive marine birds and to avoid the introduction of rats, an invasive exotic species that predates the nests.
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