Crique et Pripri Yiyi

Crique et Pripri Yiyi is a protected area in French Guiana, France. The protected area is a wetland, and as of 2008, also a Ramsar site under the name of Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary. It consists of mudflats, mangroves, freshwater swamps and seasonally flooded savannahs.[3] Crique et Pripri Yiyi is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast[4] in the communes of Iracoubo and Sinnamary. The protected area is delimited by the Iracoubo and Sinnamary Rivers.[5]

Crique et Pripri Yiyi
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Crique et Pripri Yiyi
Map showing the location of Crique et Pripri Yiyi
LocationFrench Guiana, France
Nearest citySinnamary
Coordinates5.5077°N 53.2194°W / 5.5077; -53.2194
Area284.44 km2 (109.82 sq mi)[1]
Established6 November 1995[2]
Governing bodyConservatoire du littoral
Official nameEstuaire du fleuve Sinnamary
Designated15 September 2008
Reference no.1828[3]

Name

The word Pripri means marsh in French Guianese Creole,[6] and Yiyi was the nickname of Sylvain Sophie who lived in the village of Trou Poisson during the 19th century.[5]

Flora and fauna

Crique et Pripri Yiyi is home to West Indian manatees,[3] bush dogs, Capybaras and common squirrel monkeys.[5] The wetlands attract many migratory birds. The population of semipalmated sandpipers can reach up to one million birds.[3] Other birds include masked ducks, Muscovy ducks, snail kites and scarlet ibises.[5] The beach is a nesting and foraging area of the green sea turtle.[3]

The area is home to several rare orchids: Habenaria pratensis, Habenaria trifida and Habenaria longicauda.[5]

Access

The site can be accessed from RN1 near the town of Sinnamary,[6] and is called Maison de la Nature (House of Nature).[5] A 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) footpath has been constructed through the marshes. There are two observatories within the protected area and an observation tower near the entrance.[6] There is an ecological museum on the site which can be visited free of charge.[4]

References
  1. "Crique Et Pripri Yiyi". Protected Planet. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  2. "FR1100390 - Crique Et Pripri Yiyi". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. "Estuaire du fleuve Sinnamary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. "Marais et Pripris de Yiyi". Conservatoire d’Espaces Naturels de Guyane (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. "Pripris de Yiyi". Pole Tropical (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  6. "Les pripris de Yiyi". France TV Info (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
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