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Araucárias National Park

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biome that are highly threatened by human activity. The park supports scientific research, environmental education, outdoor recreation and eco-tourism. The parks is threatened by wild boars, abandoned domestic animals, disturbed areas and the practice of hunting wild animals. Protected species
194:. Annual rainfall averages 1,930 millimetres (76 in). Average temperature is 17 °C (63 °F). The park is on the Campos Gerais, a plateau that slopes gently down to the west. The land ranges in altitude from 805 to 1,218 metres (2,641 to 3,996 ft). 399: 205:), agricultural areas and pastures. The protected area is surrounded by a 500 metres (1,600 ft) buffer zone holding small farms and agrarian reform settlements as well as soy plantations and cattle ranches. In addition to the characteristic 409: 379: 197:
The vegetation in the area directly influenced by the park is mainly native secondary formations in different stages of regeneration, exploited primary forest, reforestation with exotic species (
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II (national park). The basic objective is to preserve the natural environments, which hold remnants of the Araucária Forest and plants of the
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The Araucárias National Park is located in the Santa Catarina municipalities of
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of the mixed rainforest there are other endangered species such as
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Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional das Araucárias
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Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
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IUCN category
national park

Map showing the location of Araucárias National Park
26°45′53″S 51°58′03″W / 26.76472°S 51.96750°W / -26.76472; -51.96750
national park
Portuguese
national park
Santa Catarina
Brazil
Passos Maia
Ponte Serrada
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
Pinus
Eucalyptus
Araucaria angustifolia
Dicksonia sellowiana
Ocotea porosa
Chapecó
Chapecozinho
IUCN protected-area category
Atlantic Forest
maned wolf
helmeted woodpecker
ocelot
cougar

Araucária
Stand of araucárias
Deforested area

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