Saltinho Biological Reserve

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Saltinho Biological Reserve
Reserva Biológica de Saltinho

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Road in the reserve in April 2012
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Location in Brazil
Nearest city Tamandaré
Coordinates 8°43′34″S35°10′44″W / 8.726°S 35.179°W / -8.726; -35.179 Coordinates: 8°43′34″S35°10′44″W / 8.726°S 35.179°W / -8.726; -35.179
Area 562 hectares (1,390 acres)
Designation Biological Reserve
Created 21 September 1983

Saltinho Biological Reserve (Portuguese : Reserva Biológica de Saltinho) is a Biological Reserve near Tamandaré in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It contains a sample of the tropical Atlantic Forest biome.

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Biological reserve (Brazil) type of protected areas in Brazil

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Tamandaré Municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil

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History

The reserve lies in the Rio Formoso and Tamandaré municipalities of Pernambuco. [1] The reserve, which covers 562 hectares (1,390 acres) of Atlantic Forest biome, was established on 21 September 1983. It is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. [2] Objectives included protecting rare, endemic and threatened species of native flora and fauna, helping preserve and restore the Atlantic Forest in the state, and supporting scientific research. [1]

Rio Formoso Municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil

Rio Formoso is a municipality in Pernambuco with 21,815 inhabitants.

Pernambuco State of Brazil

Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. The state of Pernambuco also includes the archipelago Fernando de Noronha. With an estimated population of 9.2 million people in 2013, it is the seventh most populous state of Brazil, and is the sixth most densely populated and the 19th most extensive among the states and territories of the country. Its capital and largest city, Recife, is one of the most important economic and urban hubs in the country. As of 2013 estimates, Recife's metropolitan area is the fifth most populous in the country, and the largest urban agglomeration in Northeast Brazil.

Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation organization

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Location

The terrain is coastal plain of sedimentary origin, with small hills and ridges. Altitude ranges from 41 to 135 metres (135 to 443 ft). The soils are very deep and well-drained. The Saltinho river, after which the reserve is named, originates a few kilometres upstream from the reserve, and is dammed in the reserve to supply water to the city of Tamandaré. The average annual temperature is 25 °C (77 °F). Annual rainfall is 1,500 millimetres (59 in). [1]

Status

As of 2009 the Biological Reserve was a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia, with a terrestrial area of 548 hectares (1,350 acres). [3] Protected species include oncilla (Leopardus tigrinus), ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), the shrimp Atya scabra, and the birds Willis's antbird (Cercomacroides laeta), white-eyed foliage-gleaner (Automolus leucophthalmus), black-cheeked gnateater (Conopophaga melanops), rufous gnateater (Conopophaga lineata), blue-crowned motmot (Momotus momota), scalloped antbird (Myrmeciza ruficauda), great-billed hermit (phaethornis malaris), white-shouldered antshrike (Thamnophilus aethiops) and long-tailed woodnymph (Thalurania watertonii). [2]

IUCN protected area categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the IUCN

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Oncilla Small wild cat

The oncilla, also known as the northern tiger cat, little spotted cat, and tigrillo, is a small spotted cat ranging from Central America to central Brazil. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the population is threatened by deforestation and conversion of habitat to agricultural land.

Ocelot Small wild cat

The ocelot is a small wild cat native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List as the population is estimated to comprise more than 40,000 mature individuals and is considered stable. Its fur was once regarded as particularly valuable, but legal trade of its fur ceased decades ago.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.
  2. 1 2 Rebio de Saltinho – Chico Mendes.
  3. ↑ Triana 2009.

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