Serra da Bodoquena National Park

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Serra da Bodoquena National Park
Parque Nacional da Serra da Bodoquena
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Serra da Bodoquena
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Nearest city Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul
Coordinates 21°14′24″S56°41′49″W / 21.24°S 56.697°W / -21.24; -56.697 Coordinates: 21°14′24″S56°41′49″W / 21.24°S 56.697°W / -21.24; -56.697
Area77,022 hectares (190,330 acres)
Designation National park
Created21 September 2000
Administrator ICMBio

Serra da Bodoquena National Park (Portuguese : Parque Nacional da Serra da Bodoquena) is a national park in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

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Location

The park belongs to the cerrado biome. It covers an area of 77,022 hectares (190,330 acres), was created on 21 September 2000 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. [1] The park is in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the Pantanal, Chapada dos Guimarães and Emas national parks, and the Serra de Santa Bárbara, Nascentes do Rio Taquari and Pantanal de Rio Negro state parks. [2] It covers parts of the municipalities of Porto Murtinho, Jardim, Bonito and Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul. [3]

Conservation

The park is classified as IUCN protected area category II (national park). It has the objectives of preserving natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, enabling scientific research, environmental education, outdoors recreation and eco-tourism. [3] Protected species include the catfish Ancistrus formoso, Jaguar (Panthera onca) and cougar (Puma concolor). [1]

Notes

    1. 1 2 Parque Nacional da Serra da Bodoquena – Chico Mendes.
    2. ↑ Carrijo & Torrecilha 2009, p. 2.
    3. 1 2 Unidade de Conservação ... MMA.

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