Finima Nature Park

The Finima Nature Park is a natural park in Bonny Island, Rivers State, Nigeria covering an area of approximately 1000 ha (3.9 sq mi). It was established by the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Limited with the aim of conserving nature and biodiversity in the region.
Ecology.
Finima's reserve area is covered by tropical rainforest and mangrove swamps, some parts contain sand with freshwater ponds and tall timber between the swamps and the beach.
Flora.
Vegetation of the park has progressively developed into a high forest considering the form from which it began in 1999. There are two storeys that can be distinguished from outside the forest, the emergents include "Symphonia globulifera", "Cleistopholis patens", "Uapaca" spp., "Musanga cecropioides", "Hallea ledermannii", "Terminalia" spp., "Anthostema aubryanum", "Tectona grandis" and "Elaeis guineensis". The understory is composed mainly of "Calamus deeratus", "Alchornea cordifolia", "Monodora tenuifolia", "Harungana madagascariensis", "Strophanthus preussii", "Rauvolfia vomitoria" and "Raphia" spp.
The interior of the forest is very shady, and as a result a wide variety of shade tolerant forbs (e.g. "Nephrolepis biserrata", "Culcasia scandens", "Laportea" spp., "Chromolaena odorata", "Aframomum melegueta" and "Costus afer") and various sedges form thickets on the forest floor. By dry season, large cushion of litter cover the floor because of increase in abscission rate of some plants such as "Musanga cecropioides", "Hallea ledermannii", "Calamus deeratus", "Gmelina arborea", "Raphia" spp. and "Elaeis guineensis".
Fauna.
Finima Nature Park is home to some wildlife species of high conservation value, a variety of mammals, birds and reptiles including crocodiles,
snakes and alligators. The site of the nature park is the natural habitat of salt water hippopotamuses. The area is protected by park rangers and hunting is prohibited.