Wild Swine, Parrots And Turtles
In his 1658 book* about the Natural History of the Antilles, Rev. Charles de Rochefort recounts that on St. Martin, wild-swine and turtles could be found in the “woods”, along with an infinite number of parrots.
*DE ROCHEFORT Charles, The History of the Caribby Islands, Book I; Natural History of Those Islands (1658), printed by J.M, London, 1666, p.26-27.