Caracaraí Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica de Caracaraí) is an
ecological station in the state of
Roraima, Brazil.
Location
The ecological station, which covers , was created on 31 May 1982.
It is in the municipality of
Caracaraí in the state of
Roraima.
It adjoins the
Yanomami Indigenous Territory to the west.
The station is named after the municipality, whose name means "little hawk", a very common bird in the region.
It is administered by the
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Portuguese: ''Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade'', ICMBio) is the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment's administrative arm."Brazilian Federal Law 11.516/2007 (Por ...
.
Conservation
The ecological station is a "strict nature reserve" under
IUCN protected area category
IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
The enlisting of such areas is par ...
Ia.
The purpose is preservation of nature and support of scientific research.
The vegetation is characteristic of transition forest, with trees tall with thin trunks.
There are several layers, with the higher trees losing their leaves in the dry season.
The rubber tree
Hevea brasiliensis is one of the upper layer trees.
Protected species include
white-bellied spider monkey
The white-bellied spider monkey (''Ateles belzebuth''), also known as the white-fronted or long-haired spider monkey, is an endangered species of spider monkey, a type of New World monkey. It is found in the north-western Amazon in Colombia, Ecu ...
(Ateles belzebuth).
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1982 establishments in Brazil
Ecological stations of Brazil
Protected areas of Roraima
Protected areas established in 1982