Asa Wright Nature Centre

From Freepedia

The Asa Wright Nature Centre and Lodge consists of a nature resort and scientific research station located in the Arima Valley of the Northern Range in Trinidad and Tobago. The Centre is one of the top birdwatching spots in the Caribbean; a total of 159 species of birds have been recorded there. The Centre is owned by a non-profit trust.

The major properties consist of the Spring Hill Estate and the adjacent William Beebe Tropical Research Station (also known as Simla) which was established by William Beebe as a tropical research station for the New York Zoological Society. Newcombe and Asa Wright hosted many visiting scientists in this period, including noted ornithologist David Snow. Their home became internationally renowned for its easy access to wildlife (especially the oilbird (Steatornis caripensis) colonies in the nearby Dunston Cave). After the death of Newcombe Wright, the Spring Hill Estate was acquired by a non-profit Trust. Asa Wright continued to live at the Centre until her death in 1971.

The Centre recently acquired the Rapsey Estate in the Aripo Valley, just west of the Arima Valley.

Gallery

Green Honeycreeper at the feeders	Heliconia in the grounds	Waterfall in the grounds	Heliconia "Sexy Pink" in the grounds
Fruit bats at the feeders

References

ffrench, Richard. 1991. A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago. 2nd edition. Comstock Publishing. ISBN 0-7136-6759-1.
Linblad, Jan. 1966. Journey to red birds. Trans. by Gwynne Vevers. Reprint: Collins, London. 1969.
Zahl, Paul A. 1954. Coro-Coro: The World of the Scarlet Ibis. Bobbs-Merrill, Indianapolis / New York.
Worth, C. Brooke. 1967. A Naturalist in Trinidad. J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia and New York.