Serra da Bodoquena National Park 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 77022 ha, was created on 21 September 2000 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. 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. 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. Protected species include the catfish Ancistrus formoso, Jaguar (Panthera onca) and cougar (Puma concolor).

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