The Barbados Wildlife Reserve...

An outing at the Barbados wildlife reserve has become a must do activity for our family every summer...

When I was growing up in Northern Barbados approximately 45 minutes walk from where the wildlife reserve is currently located... 

Regular sightings of the island’s most popular wild animal... the Barbados Green Monkey was an everyday thing.

This playful creature would visit our homes and pick the ripe fruits from our trees, sit on our fences and generally entertain us as kids...

But as times change and the development of the island took place the once common green monkey became more and more elusive...

That’s why we decided to have an outing to the Barbados Wildlife Reserve at summer... you see like we were our kids are fascinated by this playful intelligent wild animal.

However this fascinating creature has been push further and further into the wooded areas.

Now you can go months and months before you can have a casual sighting of this playful creature. That’s why we decided that an outing to the Barbados Wildlife Reserve is a must do activity on our to do list each year.

The Barbados Wild Life Reserve is a magnificent natural mahogany forest overlooking the beautiful, rugged East coast of the island.

The reserve is a really unique, wildlife habitat enclosed to provide a free-range sanctuary where a wide cross-section of wildlife roams as if they were in the wild.

Here is what you’ll see at the Barbados Wildlife Reserve...

The Barbados Green Monkey definitely is the star of the show at the reserve... but if you want to be sure of seeing this playful creature be sure to visit during the mid-afternoon as they are fed around 2.30 pm.

You’ll be thrilled by the playful antics of this elusive wild animal in its natural environment.

The Red Brocket Deer is one of the imported animals found at the reserve... this deer is a native species of South and Central America.

This shy nocturnal animal can be found hiding in the lush undergrowth at the reserve... You just may get a glimpse of this shy secretive animal...

A number of Pythons and Boas are found at the reserve these large snakes are kept cage. Among them you will find the reticulated python, considered to be the world's longest snake these reptiles often grow to well over 30 feet.

You will also see a couple of Red Tail Boas at the reserve this is another large powerful reptile, which can grow to approximately 14 feet.

You’ll also find a number of exotic birds at the Barbados Wildlife Reserve... among them are Budgies, Ring-neck Parakeets, Brown Pelicans and Flamingos to name a few...

...But that’s not all you’ll also find an endangered species of the Cuban iguana, tortoise and Mongoose hiding among the wide variety of tropical vegetation found on the grounds of the Barbados Wild Life reserve.

As you stroll along the path of this natural animal habitat you’ll be amaze by the fascinating animals especially the Green Monkeys... of all the animals they are our favourites.