Editing Peros Banhos (section)

==Nature Reserve==
[[File:Peros Banhos Strict Nature Reserve, BIOT.svg|180px|thumb|left|Peros Banhos Atoll Strict Nature Reserve]]
The part of the atoll east of a line drawn between the easternmost point of land on Moresby Island (north) and the easternmost point of land on Fouquet Island (south) fall within the '''Peros Banhos Atoll Strict Nature Reserve'''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Conservation and Management in British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Archipelago) |url=http://www.chagos-trust.org/sites/default/files/images/Conservation%20and%20Management%20Plan.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102064723/http://www.chagos-trust.org/sites/default/files/images/Conservation%20and%20Management%20Plan.pdf |archive-date=2 November 2012 }}</ref> Entry into this and into the other Strict [[Nature Reserve]]s, and within {{convert|200|m}} of the islands therein is prohibited and activities are clearly proscribed by the [[British Indian Ocean Territory]]. It has been identified as an [[Important Bird Area]] by [[BirdLife International]] because of its significance as a breeding site for [[Sooty tern|sooty terns]], of which 14,000 pairs were recorded in a 2004 survey.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=2012 |title=Ile Parasol, Peros Banhos |url=http://www.birdlife.org |accessdate=2012-10-23 |work=Important Bird Areas factsheet |publisher=BirdLife International}}</ref>

[[Yachtsmen]] are advised not to even anchor within the limits of the Peros Banhos Atoll Strict Nature Reserve.