As might expected in such a wild and remote setting, wildlife abounds - Tayra,
Neotropical River Otter, Kinkajou, Baird's Tapir, all five species of wild cat, and numerous snakes and reptiles.
Native birds such as bald eagles, great horned owls, hooded mergansers, wood ducks, and
neotropical migrants such as common yellowthroats (contrary to their name, their numbers are few and they are rarely seen), Wilson's warblers, and western tanagers all live in the Black
River Riparian Forest.
The best monuments and sightseeing places in Paramaribo are the historical city center, the central market, the Fort Zeelandia, the St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Royal Palm Gardens, the Cultuurtuin Flowermarket, the Presidential Palace, the Hindu sanctuary, the
Neotropical Butterfly Park, the Ahmadiyya Anjuman Mosque, the Pepperpot Jungle Nature Park, the Palmentuim Garden, the 6000 tonne Second World War cargo German ship Goslar in Suriname
River, the Waterkant Street and the Neveh Shalom Synagogue.