Rio Bravo Natural Park is the largest private nature reserve in Belize, it is the native habitat of many species of animals and birds, and plays a key role in national wildlife conservation efforts, carried out by mutual agreement between Belize and the neighboring countries of Guatemala and Mexico. Located in the northwestern part of Belize in Orange Wolf, Rio Bravo Nature Park (RBMCA) covers approximately 202,000 acres of tropical rainforest, savannah, palm forest and swamp land. The park was created for conservation, scientific research, harvesting timber, growing and harvesting forest products, ecotourism, and educational purposes. In addition to this extensive specialization, more than 40 sites of traces of the ancient Mayan civilization were discovered in the park. The largest center is La Milpa, the third largest after Karakol and Lamanai. Due to its remote location and hunting prohibition, many endangered species such as the black howler monkey, Central American spider monkey, jaguars, cougars, ocelots, jaguarundis, tapirs, turkeys, deer have found refuge within the RBMCA. Orintologists noted more than 355 species of birds that inhabit the Rio Bravo Natural Park.