US Virgin Islands Habitat

Undulating, craggy hills sloping down to long, curving, sandy beaches washed by sparkling, white surf surrounded by deepening shades of blue more or less describes the geography of the US virgin Islands (USVI). Most of the terrain is mountainous with barely any level land. Sub tropical forests cover most of the topography though there are patches of parched land where scrubs dominate. In some areas clumps of mangrove trees break the sandy coastline.

An archipelago of over 60 islands, cays and islets lying east of Puerto Rico, the hub of activities is concentrated in three Islands, St. Thomas, St. Croix and St. John.

Chicken, pigs, goats and cows roam free and in St. John, wild donkeys that tend to think the paved roads are made for them! Mongoose have free access on Islands and were introduced by the plantation owners to eradicate the rats - a mission that failed because dinner time for mongoose is much before the nocturnal rats even step out of their holes! Your view of the sky may include an iguana resting peacefully on a tree branch or bananaquits, hawks, egrets, herons and hummingbirds soaring above.