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#BelizeOfinstagram #AtollsOfinstagram The #HalfMoonCaye Natural Monument (HMCNM) is located at the southeast corner of #LighthouseReefAtoll. Lighthouse Reef #Atoll is the furthest of #Belize🇧🇿’s three atolls from the mainland, and one of only four such atolls in the #WesternHemisphere. The atoll is an asymmetric rimmed platform, entirely surrounded by a fringing reef rising to the surface. Inside this fringing reef is a lagoon speckled with hundreds of coral patches which is known for its high density and diversity of corals and fishes. The History of #HalfMoonCayeNaturalMonument It all started with the Boobies! In 1928, the western end of Half Moon Caye was gazetted as a crown reserve bird sanctuary under the #CrownLandOrdinance to protect the habitat of the Red-footed Booby (Sula sula), making it Belize’s oldest site for wildlife protection. In 1971, the Belize Audubon Society successfully lobbied the Government of Belize to expand the Reserve by acquiring five private lots on Half Moon Caye. Dr. Craig MacFarland of Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Enseñanza (CATIE) acquired funding from conservation societies to purchase additional private lots. On October 20, 1979 the #CrownReserve was expanded to include the entire caye and part of the surrounding sea and reef. . #LighthouseReefAtollSeria #AtollsSeria #CrownReserveSeria #HalfMoonCayeSeria #CayeSeria #BelizeSeria🇧🇿 #HalfMoonCayeNaturalMonumentSeria #BelizeAtollsSeria #CentralAmericaAtollsSeria #CaribbeanSeaAtallsSeria . #26May2018seria #26MaySeria #2018MaySeria #2018saturdaySeria #SaturdayMaySeria #SaturdaySeria (Half Moon Caye, Belize)