Seasonal WHS
WHS which need to be visited at a particular time of year either because the main stated OUV can only be seen/experienced at certain times or because climatic conditions/conservation requirements require the entire inscribed area to be closed at certain periods.
Connected Sites
Site | Rationale | Link |
Djoudj | "The Sanctuary is closed for three months of the year because of the impossibility of moving about during the rainy season" (UNEP-WCMC) / "Ouvert de novembre à juin, meilleure période de décembre à mars." (see link) | |
Kaziranga National Park | The Park is closed from Mid April to Mid October due to monsoon rains during which the Brahmaputra breaks its banks. | |
Malpelo | No dive tours will take place during Columbia's heaviest rainy season ~ May/June | |
Manas Wildlife Sanctuary | Only open November to April because of the monsoon | |
Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve | Butterflies are only present from November to March | |
Nahanni National Park | charter flights only between June to September and the rivers would be frozen in winter so rafting/canoeing is out of the question - which are the only two realistic ways to access it | |
Okavango Delta | Can be visited all year, but OUV is derived from "The annual flood-tide, which pulses through the wetland system every year, revitalizes ecosystems and is a critical life-force during the peak of the Botswana’s dry season (June/July)" | |
SGang Gwaay | only has tours from April to September | |
Sceilg Mhichíl | Boats sail May-Sept: "The island can only be reached by a small boat on a calm summer day" .."yet trips are often blown out by sea conditions" | |
Taos Pueblo | Late winter to early Spring the Pueblo closes for about ten weeks. - Official Taos Pueblo website. This closure is due in part to both seasonal and resident accommodations. | |
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino | Whales are only present from Jan - mid March |
Suggestions?
Do you know of another WHS we could connect to Seasonal WHS?
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