Gatun Dam. With 3,600 acres it is the largest of the Gatn Lake islands. Isolation and protection affords a wonderful opportunity for scientific study of tropical plants and animals, and scientists from all over the world utilize its facilities. According to Dr. Carl Koford, Resident Naturalist, some portions of the island were cut over during the construction period of the Panama Canal, but this was not evident in the areas we visited. Being on the Atlantic slope, the island receives considerable rain resulting in a fine, open-type rain forest with trees reaching to heights of over 150 feet. Birds
and small mammals are readily observed.
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