Threats and Preservation
Bermuda was the first place in the Americas to pass conservation laws, protecting the Bermuda Petrel in 1616 and the Bermuda Cedar in 1622, and continue to have a well-organised network of protected areas including Spittal Pond, marshes in Paget and Devonshire and Pembroke Parishes, Warwick Pond and the hills above Castle Harbour. However only small areas of natural forest remain today as most has been cleared since colonisation began in the 17th century, while the Bermuda Petrel and Bermuda skink are highly endangered and Bermuda Cedar, Bermuda palmetto and Bermuda olivewood are all listed as threatened species, and some wildlife including a spike rush have disappeared. Introduced plants and animals have also had an impact on the wildlife of the islands, and the thriving tourist industry brings its own challenges to wildlife and habitat protection.
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