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Declaration of Wildlife Sanctuary

Wildlife Sanctuary Declaration (Spanish Creek) Order, para. 2 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) The area of land specified in the Schedule to this Order is hereby declared to be a Wildlife Sanctuary. Schedule. (2) A map of the area specified in the Schedule may be seen at the Office of the Chief Forest Officer, Ministry of Natural Resources, the Environment and Industry, Belmopan. MADE by the Minister of Natural Resources, the Environment and Industry this 8th day of July, 2002. (HON. JOHN BRICEÑO) Minister of Natural Resources, the Environment, Commerce and Industry. 66 SCHEDULE [Paragraph 2] SPANISH CREEK WILDLIFE SANCTUARY ALL THAT piece or parcel of land in the Belize District comprising of approximately 5,985 acres of land bounded on the north-north west by the community of Rancho Dolores, on the east by Sarah Humes Estate and on the west by Programme for Belize and hereinafter described as follows– (a) commencing at a point on the east of Rancho Dolores Bridge and having the scaled UTM co-ordinates of 1939 564 North and 327 750 East; (b) thence east along the Rancho Dolores Road on a bearing of 110.8 degrees for an approximate distance of 93 meters to a point having the scaled UTM coordinates of 1939 531 North and 327 890 East; (c) thence south ascending the eastern banks of Spanish Creek on a bearing of 216 degrees for an approximate distance of 1,494 meters to a point having the scaled UTM co-ordinates of 1938 325 North and 327 000 East; (d) thence south southeast on a bearing of 130.8 degrees for an approximate distance of 1,311 meters to a point having the scaled UTM co- ordinates of 1937 475 North and 328 000 East; (e) thence south-west on a bearing of 189.9 degrees for a distance of 6,871 meters to the confluent of the Belize River and Labouring National Protected Areas System [CAP. 215 67 Creek and having the scaled UTM co- ordinates of 1930 730 North and 326 840 East; (f) ascending the northern bank of Labouring Creek for a distance of approximately 4,493 meters to a point having the scaled UTM coordinates of 1930 719 North and 323 687 East; (g) thence north-north west on a bearing of 343 degrees for a distance of approximately 2,645 meters to a point having the scaled UTM co- ordinates of 1933 281 North and 322 935 East; (h) thence north west on a bearing of 303.7 degrees for a distance of approximately 429 meters to a point having the scaled UTM co- ordinates of 1933 500 North and 322 560 East; (i) thence north-north west on a bearing of 339 degrees for a distance of approximately 1,594 meters to a point having the scaled UTM co- ordinates of 1935 000 North and 322 000 East; (j) thence east on a bearing of 86.1 degrees for a distance of approximately 3,163 meters to a point on the west bank of Spanish Creek and known as White Rock and having the scaled UTM co-ordinates of 1935 200 North and 325 150 East; (k) descending the west bank of Spanish Creek for a distance of approximately 4,993 meters back to the point of commencement.
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