Serra da Bodoquena National Park

Serra da Bodoquena National Park
Parque Nacional da Serra da Bodoquena
IUCN category II (national park)
Serra da Bodoquena

Nearest city	Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul
Coordinates	21°14′24″S 56°41′49″W / 21.24°S 56.697°W / -21.24; -56.697Coordinates: 21°14′24″S 56°41′49″W / 21.24°S 56.697°W / -21.24; -56.697
Area	77,022 hectares (190,330 acres)
Designation	National park
Created	21 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.

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] It covers parts of the municipalities of Porto Murtinho, Jardim, Bonito and Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul.

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.^[2] Protected species include the catfish Ancistrus formoso, Jaguar (Panthera onca) and cougar (Puma concolor).^[1]

Notes

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Sources

Parque Nacional da Serra da Bodoquena (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-05-02
Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional da Serra da Bodoquena (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-02

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Pantanal	Chapada dos Guimarães Ilha Grande Pantanal Matogrossense

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 315528183

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