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In 2014 an environmentalist stated that the Aiuaba
Ecological Station had been delivered to its fate. There had been no manager since December 2012, which was causing irreparable damage to the region's wildlife and savannah biome. Hunters were on a spree, killing birds and wild animals, as well as
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Average annual rainfall is 590 to 684 millimetres (23.2 to 26.9 in), with most rain falling between
December and June. The average temperature is 23 °C (73 °F). Vegetation is wooded or forested steppe savannah and has mostly not been altered by human action, apart from some fields.
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felling centuries-old native trees." As of 2015 the
Gameleira surveillance post had been closed for a year. The unit and its surroundings were threatened by local people who hunt and remove trees, although an environmental awareness program may be having some effect in reducing these activities.
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biome. It covers 11,747 hectares (29,030 acres). It was created by decree on 6 February 2001 and is administered by the
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dry forest biome. The conservation unit is threatened from
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382:"Estação Ecológica de Aiuaba sofre com ação de caçadores"
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815:Ecological stations of Brazil
810:2001 establishments in Brazil
363:"Estação Ecológica de Aiuaba"
245:Esec de Aiuaba – Chico Mendes
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219:IUCN protected area category
451:Ecological station (Brazil)
163:Estação Ecológica de Aiuaba
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296:Amauri Alencar 2015
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606:Banhados de Iguape
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784:Tupinambás
743:Uruçui-Una
636:Mata Preta
540:Rio Ronuro
465:Alto Maués
412:2016-05-08
396:2016-05-08
373:2016-05-08
355:2016-05-08
336:2016-05-08
223:eared dove
159:Portuguese
92:40°10′49″W
764:Guanabara
723:Itirapina
687:Castanhão
480:Grão-Pará
470:Caracaraí
89:6°39′05″S
830:Caatinga
675:Caatinga
616:Caetetus
596:Angatuba
520:Rio Acre
191:Caatinga
185:Location
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779:Tamoios
759:Carijós
706:Cerrado
651:Paraíso
317:Sources
135:Created
697:Seridó
682:Aiuaba
646:Murici
570:Taiamã
550:Samuel
515:Niquiá
505:Maracá
458:Amazon
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147:ICMBio
728:Jataí
666:Xitué
591:Acauã
475:Cuniã
233:Notes
171:Ceará
774:Taim
738:UFMG
490:Jari
485:Iquê
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