Little Tobago, Island in Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
Little Tobago is a small uninhabited island covering approximately 450 acres (182 hectares) off the northeastern coast of Tobago, featuring dry forest vegetation and important seabird nesting grounds.
British politician Sir William Ingram purchased the island in 1908 to establish a bird sanctuary and introduced greater birds of paradise from New Guinea in 1909 before deeding it to the government in 1924.
The island holds significance as an Important Bird Area recognized by BirdLife International and supports conservation efforts for seabird populations including red-billed tropicbirds, brown boobies, and sandwich terns.
Visitors can reach the island through guided boat tours departing from Speyside on Tobago, with glass-bottomed boats offering views of coral reefs and opportunities for snorkeling around the shallow waters.
The island once hosted a population of greater birds of paradise transported from New Guinea, which survived until Hurricane Flora in 1963 likely caused their extinction on the island.
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