Bel Ombre, Mauritius
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| motto = LAMER, LATER, LAVI
Meaning: SEA, LAND, LIFE
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Bel Ombre is a village in Mauritius located in Savanne District. The village is administered by the Bel-Ombre Village Council under the aegis of the Savanne District Council.{{cite journal|url=http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/mlge/files/lga2011.pdf|publisher=Government of Mauritius|title=Local Government Act 2011|author=Ministry of Local Government and Outer Islands|accessdate=19 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114132142/http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/mlge/files/lga2011.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2012|url-status=dead}} According to the 2011 census by Statistics Mauritius, the population was 2,417.
Bel Ombre Nature Reserve
The Bel Ombre Nature Reserve, (formerly known as Heritage Nature Reserve, changed in 2022) is a nature reserve in Bel Ombre. It is the largest nature reserve in Mauritius, being 1,300 ha. It fairly looks like the African savannah.
=''La Resèrve'' Golf links=
La Resèrve Golf Links is a golf course connected to Bel Ombre Nature Reserve and was opened on December 2023. It includes 2 lakes; Digue Rouillard and A.Dennis Taylor Dam.
=Frédérica Nature Reserve=
The Frédérica Nature Reserve is a reserve that forms part of Bel Ombre Nature Reserve.
It includes the Frèdèrica Lodge, a lodge used for hunters, and the Frédérica Old Sugar Mill, used from 1855-1874. It includes 2 biomes, the endemic forests and grasslands. There are 3 viewpoints; the Frédérica Viewpoint, the Dalsing Viewpoint and the Viewpoint des Cipayes.
There are two waterfalls; Cascade Frédérica, where you can have a picnic and swim, and Cascade l'Exemple, also where you can swim.
=Wildlife=
== Flora ==
The endemic flora of the Bel Ombre Nature Reserve includes the Bois de natte (Labourdonnaisia glauca), Vacoas (Pandanus barklyi), Black Ebony (Diospyros tesselaria), Bois d’olive (Cassine orientalis),
Palms (Dictyosperma album), Barleria (Barleria observatrix), Colophane bâtard and Colophane (Protium obtusifolium and Canarium paniculatum), Bois bouquet banane (Ochna mauritiana), Fandia (Alsophila borbonica var. sevathiana), Bois banane (Gaertnera psychotrioides), Bois tambour (Tambourissa peltata) and orchids (Jumellea recta). The exotic Albizia are commonly found.
==Birds==
The endemic and indigenous birds found in Bel Ombre Nature Reserve include the Mauritius Kestrel (Falco punctatus), Mauritius Bulbul (Hypsipetes olivaceus), Paille-en-queue (Phaethon lepturus), Pic-pic (Zosterops mauritianus), Echo Parakeet (Psittacula eques), Coq des bois (Terpsiphone bourbonnensis desolata), Mauritius fody (Foudia rubra) and the Pink pigeon (Nesoenas mayeri).
==Mammals==
The mammals of the Bel Ombre Nature Reserve include the endemic Mauritius Fruit Bats (Pteropus niger), Wild boar (Sus scrofa), Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) and the very common Java deer (Rusa timorensis).
=Coordinates=
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See also
References
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External links
The official website for Bel Ombre is [https://belombre.com belombre.com]