▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁show ▁that ▁much ▁more ▁of ▁the ▁forest / ag ric ult ural ▁area ▁is ▁sus cept ible ▁to ▁burning ▁in ▁very ▁severe ▁dry ▁seasons , ▁compared ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁or ▁m ild ▁dry ▁season ▁ ▁. ▁ ▁Import ance ▁ ▁The ▁May a ▁Golden ▁Land s cape ▁in ▁southern ▁Bel ize ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁country ’ s ▁largest ▁areas ▁of ▁int act ▁tropical ▁broad leaf ▁forest . ▁The ▁Land s cape ▁itself ▁is ▁produced ▁by ▁a ▁m osa ic ▁of ▁protected ▁areas ▁placed ▁together ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁wild life ▁cor rid or ▁that ▁e ases ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁wild life ▁within ▁included ▁areas . ▁With ▁over ▁ 2 5 0 ▁species ▁of ▁birds , ▁ 9 3 ▁species ▁of ▁m amm als , ▁and ▁ 9 2 ▁species ▁of ▁re pt iles ▁and ▁am ph ib ians ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁protected ▁areas ▁located ▁within ▁it , ▁the ▁landscape ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁b iod iversity ▁conservation ▁hot spot . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁conservation ▁achiev ements ▁of ▁the ▁May a ▁Golden ▁Land s cape ▁includes ▁the ▁intern ation ally ▁recognized ▁J agu ar ▁reserve ▁at ▁the ▁C ock s comb ▁Bas in ▁Wild life ▁San ctu ary ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : Ge ography ▁of ▁Bel ize ▁Category : Con serv ation ▁in ▁Bel ize ▁Category : Environment ▁of ▁Bel ize <0x0A> </s> ▁SS ▁Empire ▁Ad ur ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 , 4 7 9 ▁ton ▁steam ship ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1