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Selected Sites and Priority Species referred to at 1. above are: 
* The Syndicate area, home to the two endemic and endangered 
parrot species - the Amazona Imperial!s ( "Sisserou") , and the 
red necked ^ dacko") Amazona Arsusisea . Based on field work 
done between 1982-87 (Evans 1988}' estimated that the total 
population for these endangered species reached levels as low 
as about 60 Sisserous and 200 Jackos. However, by 1990 both 
species showed signs of recovery; but that analysis is still 
incomplete. 
Government is under pressure from orange farmers bordering the 
reserve to lift the ban on the killing of the Jackos in 
particular, as these birds have developed a taste for oranges. 
The Government, does net have the necessary data to take an 
informed position on the matter and so may have to bow to the 
wishes of the farmers. 
Several internationally led efforts have focused on the 
parrots, but regular monitoring is needed to strengthen and 
sustain, the national public awareness campaign for their 
protection. 
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Boa Constrictor Population xn ine Cold Soufriers area f 
popular belief is that the boa prefers warmer areas, so the 
fact that this cavalage {harem} oi snakes is located in a cold 
area ^ as intrigued local environmentalists, but no research 
has oeen carried out on thus phenomenon so far* 
There is speculation also that the Boa Constrictor in Dominica 
might be a candidate for the endangered species list* 
The Crapaud ("Mountain Chicken"), a largo amphibian found 
along the W e s c Coast at low to mid elevations; and the Iguana, 
a regional endemic reduced in numbers on all the islands where 
-i.t remains. ^ ootn are hunted for protein* A combination of 
over-harvesting and habitat modification is quite likely 
responsible for the decline in both species* 
Data base and comparative analyses of the Fresh Water and the 
Boeri Lakes* ^ Studies of these important fresh water 
ecosystems, valuable in their own right, are especially timely 
in the face of the recent disturbances associated with the 
hydroelec true project that has impacted on three major natural 
attraccions - the Ti-Tou Gorge, the Trafalgar Falls, and the 
Lakes Region. 
L llet - an islet off the southeast coast of Dominica, and 
part of the mainland opposite the islet* IV llet - one of the 
biologically richest areas of Dominica - is home to many 
marine birds, land crabs, snakes and snails. The rugged 
mainland coast opposite L'llet 
Dominica's largest bat popuiatici 
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