The Emas National Park ( Portuguese : Parque Nacional das Emas , literally meaning " Rhea National Park") is a national park and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in Brazil.
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52-602: Is a state park in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul , Brazil. It protects the headwaters of the Taquari River in an area in the transition between the cerrado and pantanal biomes. The Nascentes do Rio Taquari State Park is divided between the municipalities of Alcinópolis (82.7%) and Costa Rica (17.3%) in Mato Grosso do Sul. It has an area of 30,619 hectares (75,660 acres). The buffer zone covers 89,744.73 hectares (221,764.1 acres). The park contains parts of
65-598: Is defined as having minimal human intervention, with restricted visitation. The Nascentes do Rio Taquari State Park is in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the Pantanal , Chapada dos Guimarães , Emas and Serra da Bodoquena national parks, and the Serra de Santa Bárbara and Pantanal de Rio Negro state parks. It protects an important ecological corridor between the cerrado and
78-431: Is dominated by large soybean plantations. Emas National Park shows a typical cerrado ecosystem; a treeless savannah with tall termite mounds and an interesting amount of wildlife: the giant anteater , the maned wolf , giant armadillo , pampas deer and the namesake greater rhea , among others. Emas National Park also holds a small jaguar population, perhaps consisting of about 10-12 animals. Only about 40% of
91-570: Is located between the states of Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul in the Center-West Region of Brazil , between 17º50’—18º15’S and 52º39’—53º10’W. It covers 1,320 square kilometres (510 sq mi) of cerrado savannah. The park is in the Pantanal Biosphere Reserve, which also includes the Pantanal , Chapada dos Guimarães and Serra da Bodoquena national parks, and the Serra de Santa Bárbara , Nascentes do Rio Taquari and Pantanal de Rio Negro state parks. The surrounding area
104-539: The Paraguay and Paraná river basins, and is near the watershed of the Araguaia River . It is between the chapadão and the pré-pantanal regions on the border between Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso and Goiás , and protects the sources of the Taquari River , considered the most degraded river in the pantanal basin of Mato Grosso do Sul. The park contains six large canyons formed over millions of years in
117-567: The Chapadão de Baús on the western edge of the Brazilian central plateau. The park has archaeological sites that date back 11,000 years, with traces in caves of ancient rock paintings and petroglyphs . The park has great scenic beauty, and high potential for ecotourism, environmental education and research. The management plan, published in June 2009, defined zones of usage for the park. About 50%
130-421: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=EMAS&oldid=1095324162 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Emas National Park The National Park
143-414: The pantanal. Vegetation is in the cerrado biome, and includes seasonal forests and cerradão . Conflicting activities include plowing with intensive use of agrochemicals, mining, roads, transmission lines and homes in the park. The Nascentes do Rio Taquari State Park was created by state decree 9.662 of 9 October 1999 with the objective of preserving the ecosystems, flora and fauna of the area, maintaining
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#1732775829097156-452: The reserve, which covers 1,320 square kilometres (510 sq mi) in total, is good jaguar habitat. Other larger mammals include puma , ocelot , Brazilian tapir , collared peccary , white-lipped peccary , marsh deer , red brocket , gray brocket , black howler monkey and capybara . Nascentes do Rio Taquari State Park The Nascentes do Rio Taquari State Park ( Portuguese : Parque Estadual das Nascentes do Taquari )
169-406: The watershed, cultural heritage and landscape, and supporting recreation and tourism in contact with nature. Implementation of the park was made as a compensatory measure by the railway company Ferrovia Norte-Brasil (FERRONORTE) for engaging in work that had an environmental impact in the state. Decree 9.663 of 9 October 1999 provided for expropriation of privately owned lands in the state park, with
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