Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park

Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional das Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba) is a national park of Brazil.

Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park
Parque Nacional das Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba
IUCN category II (national park)
Nearest cityGilbués, Piauí
Coordinates10°03′S 45°54′W
Area724,324 hectares (1,789,840 acres)
DesignationNational park
Created16 July 2002
AdministratorICMBio

Location

The park is in the cerrado biome. It covers 724,324 hectares (1,789,840 acres). It was established on 16 July 2002, and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.[1] The park lies in parts of the municipalities of Formosa do Rio Preto in Bahia, Lizarda, Mateiros and São Félix do Tocantins in Tocantins , Alto Parnaíba in Maranhão, and Barreiras do Piauí, Corrente, Gilbués and São Gonçalo do Gurguéia in Piauí.[2]

Conservation

Protected species in the park include the jaguar (Panthera onca), cougar (Puma concolor) and giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus).[1]

Notes
    1. Parna Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba – Chico Mendes.
    2. Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.

    Sources
    • Parna Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-05-01
    • Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional das Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-01
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