Ngerukewid Islands

Strict Nature Reserve

Micronesia (Palau)Declared in 195615 km²

Palau's first strictly protected nature reserve, declared by the American trusteeship administration in 1956, with access forbidden except by special research permit

Area

15 km²

Protection category

UICN Ia

Reserva natural estricta — what the IUCN categories mean

Declared in

1956

Region

Micronesia (Palau)

Climate

Tropical

Plan your visit

Area: 15 km²

Highlight

Palau's first strictly protected nature reserve, declared by the American trusteeship administration in 1956, with access forbidden except by special research permit

Declared in 1956, during the period when Palau was administered by the United States as a United Nations trust territory, the Ngerukewid Islands were the archipelago's first strictly protected nature reserve, with landing forbidden except by special scientific research permit from the outset, a policy of complete protection maintained for almost seven decades which makes it one of the least human-altered areas in the whole of Micronesia.

Location

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4 dive sites within 300 km are also shown.

63 species documented in Ngerukewid Islands

6 Mammals1 Birds3 Reptiles4 Cartilaginous fish22 Fish2 Bivalvia5 Anthozoa3 Cephalopoda4 Gastropoda6 Malacostraca2 Asteroidea2 Polychaeta1 Turbellaria2 Holothuroidea

At conservation risk:Tortuga verde,Dugongo,Napoleón,Tortuga carey,Almeja gigante,Caballito de mar amarillo,Cangrejo ladrón,Chucho pintado,Manta de arrecife,Pepino de mar (sandfish),Pez vela del Indo-Pacífico,Tiburón gris de arrecifeand 1 more