Pantanal Matogrossense National Park

The Pantanal Matogrossense National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional do Pantanal Matogrossense) is a national park in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Pantanal Matogrossense National Park
Parque Nacional do Pantanal Matogrossense
IUCN category II (national park)
The Cuiabá River and wetlands
Nearest cityCorumbá, Mato Grosso
Coordinates17°40′19″S 57°26′42″W
Area135,606 hectares (335,090 acres)
DesignationNational park
Created24 September 1981
AdministratorICMBio
Official namePantanal Matogrossense
Designated24 May 1993
Reference no.602[1]

Location

Pantanal Matogrossense National Park has an area of 135,606 hectares (335,090 acres). It is in the Pantanal biome. The park was created by decree nº 86.392 on 24 September 1981, and is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).[2] It covers parts of the municipalities of Corumbá in Mato Grosso do Sul, and Cáceres and Poconé in Mato Grosso.[3] It adjoins the Guirá State Park to the north. The Cuiabá River runs through Pantanal Matogrossense National Park.[4] The park is in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the Chapada dos Guimarães, Emas and Serra da Bodoquena national parks, and the Serra de Santa Bárbara and Nascentes do Rio Taquari, Pantanal de Rio Negro state parks.[5]

Conservation

The park is classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). The park's basic objective is preservation of natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty and enabling scientific research, environmental education, outdoor recreation and ecological tourism.[3] The park was listed as a "Wetland of International Importance" under the Ramsar Convention in 1993.[6]

Protected species include the jaguar (Panthera onca), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus), giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), chestnut-bellied guan (Penelope ochrogaster), black-and-tawny seedeater (Sporophila nigrorufa) and the mussel Lamproscapha ensiformis.[2]

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    References
    1. "Pantanal Matogrossense". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
    2. Parna do Pantanal Mato-grossense – Chico Mendes.
    3. Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.
    4. PES do Guirá – ISA, Informações gerais (mapa).
    5. Carrijo & Torrecilha 2009, p. 2.
    6. Ramsar List.

    Sources
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