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BRAZIL'S PANTANAL is one of the world's largest freshwater wetlands. Millions of waterfowl breed along its rivers and lagoons. Dense populations of jaguars, capybara, marsh deer, giant anteaters, tapirs, hyacinth macaws and others thrive in its forests and grasslands.
The Center for Ecosystem Survival in partnership with The Nature Conservancy has helped to protect and assist in the preservation of 130,000 acres bordering the 333,000-acre Pantanal National Park. UNESCO now recognizes this entire area as a World Heritage Site. |
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Pantanal - MS - Brazil
The Pantanal has the greatest concentration of fauna in Americas, This area is an unparalleled wildlife sanctuary of spectacular beauty, an ecological paradise containing hundreds of species of birds, thousands of varieties of butterflies, myriads of brightly colored flowers.
Location - The Pantanal extends through millions of km of central-western Brazil, estern Bolivia and estern Paraguay.Nearly 70% of its area lies on the territory of the 2 Brazilian States:Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul. |
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Pantanal - Mato Grosso do Sul e Mato Grosso - Brazil:
The Pantanal is one of the most biologically rich environments on Earth. It is one of the world´s greatest natural wonders.This wetland system extends through hundreds of kms of central-western Brazil, eastern Paraguay and eastern Bolivia. Its total area is about 210.000km²,and its greatest part lies on the territory of Brazil, namely in the states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul.The Pantanal has incredibly diverse flora and fauna: there are more than 260 species of fish, 122 of mammals, 93 of reptiles, 1.132 of butterflies and 656 of birds.
In indigenous legends and on the first maps, the Pantanal is mentioned as an immense lake full of islands or the "Sea of Xaraés." The rainy season ( April-October) is characterized by heavy rainfall and the Paraguay river overflowing. |
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