El Toro Wilderness
El Toro Wilderness (Spanish: Selva El Toro) is a 10,000-acre (40.5 km2) National Wilderness Preservation System unit located partly within El Yunque National Forest (formerly the Caribbean National Forest) on the island of Puerto Rico. El Toro, named after the highest peak in the forest at 3,524 feet (1,074 m), is the only tropical wilderness in the United States National Forest System.[1] It was created in 2005 by the Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005.[2]
Caribbean National Forest map
| El Toro Wilderness | |
|---|---|
IUCN category Ib (wilderness area) | |
 | |
| Location | El Yunque National Forest |
| Nearest city | Canovanas, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°16′13″N 65°49′44″W |
| Area | 10,000 acres (40.5 km2) |
| Established | December 2005 |
| Governing body | United States Forest Service |
El Toro is home to a variety of wildlife, including the critically endangered Puerto Rican parrot.
In descending order of land area the wilderness is located in parts of the municipalities of Río Grande, Naguabo, Las Piedras, and Canóvanas.
References
- El Toro Wilderness fact sheet - U.S. Forest Service
- "Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005 (2005 - H.R. 539)". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 2020-05-22.
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