migration reproduce in the warm seas of the Antilles. Sea birds (magnificent frigatebird, brown booby, masked booby, terns, double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), pelican, petrels) nest on the cliffs and uninhabited islands. In particular, on Grand-Îlet, a natural reserve of the archipelago which houses species of booby found nowhere else on les Saintes: red-footed booby (Sula sula) and blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii). But in the context of global warming and invasive foreign species implanted by the humans (e.g. red lionfish), the environment and the biodiversity of these islands are considered to be very vulnerable and to be protected. It is therefore recommended that visitors do not take plants or capture animals to avoid disturbing the species in their natural biotope, and do not pollute the ecosystem. Sea turtle protection Numerous species are endemic and strictly protected, listed, and guarded by the Conservatoire du littoral ("Coastal protection agency" ), particularly the sea turtles, in application of the international convention ratified by France. Indeed, les Saintes is the preserve of seven varieties of sea turtle, among which three (those in bold type) lay on the beaches of the island: the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) the flatback sea turtle (Natator depressus) the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) the olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) the Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) the hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) Flora The flora is typical of the xerophile forests of the volcanic Antilles islands: Soapberries Tabebuia pallida Tabebuia heterophylla Eugenia (Eugenia axillaris) - (a species of Myrtaceae, the fruits of which allow the manufacturing of the local and typical liqueur of wild cherry, apéritif of les Saintes) Acerola (Malpighia emarginata) Gumbo-limbo (Bursera simaruba) Plumeria alba Manchineel (Hippomane mancinella) - a toxic tree marked with red lines on their trunks by the Conservatoire du Littoral Chinee apple or permseret (Ziziphus mauritiana) the edible fruits of which are used in the manufacturing of a punch softened in white rum. Flamboyant red or yellow-flowered (Delonix regia) Guapinol (Hymenaea courbaril) Tamarind (Tamarindus indica), the fruits of which are used to make one of the specialities of Terre-de-Bas island, called "limbé ", a small home-made candy West Indian bay tree (Pimenta racemosa) - much more present on the hills of Terre-de-Bas where the inhabitants use it to make the Bay rum, a rub lotion with curative qualities, the efficiency of which was widely proved in