PROTECTED AREAS
Historic St George's Caye currently includes 3 protected areas - the St George's Caye Mangrove Reserve, St George's Caye National HIstoric Landmark Site and the St George's Caye Cemetery Archaeology Reserve. Within the surrounding seas are historical artefacts including ancient ship wrecks and very likely evidence of the battle. There are many unique attributes of the surrounding seas including important habitat for endangered manatees, including many mother and calf pairs, endangered sea turtles including hawksbill, loggerhead and green sea turtles, and vast seagrass meadows that support queen conch nursery grounds, and coral reefs. The St George's Caye Village Council is working towards establishing a larger protected area that would incorporate these areas into one site under the National Protected Areas System.