El Angolo is a

game A game is a structured form of play (activity), play, usually undertaken for enjoyment, entertainment or fun, and sometimes used as an educational tool. Many games are also considered to be work (such as professional players of spectator s ...

reserve in northern

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. It is considered part of the Noroeste Biosphere Reserve, which includes

Cerros de Amotape National Park Cerros de Amotape National Park () is a protected area located in the regions of Piura and Tumbes in northern Peru. History The national park was officially established on July 22, 1975. Geography Cerros de Amotape National Park is located ...

and

Tumbes National Reserve Tumbes National Reserve is a protected area established in 2006 and located in the region of Tumbes, Peru; near the border with Ecuador. It spans an area of and along with Cerros de Amotape National Park and El Angolo Game Preserve is part of t ...

, as declared by

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in 1977.

Geography

El Angolo Game Reserve spans an area of in the region of

Piura Piura is a city in northwestern Peru located in the Sechura Desert on the Piura River. It is the capital of the Piura Region and the Piura Province. Its population was 484,475 as of 2017. It was here that Spanish Conqueror Francisco Pizarro fou ...

, Peru. Its elevational range goes from 200 to 1200 m above sea level.

Climate

Temperatures in the reserve are between 15 °C and 39 °C, with a rainy season from December to April. It is advisable to visit the area after the rainy season has finished.

Ecology

Flora

El Angolo Game Reserve protects part of the seasonally dry tropical forests, an endangered ecosystem of which only 5% is under protection in Peru. Among the plant species present in the area are: angolo ('' Albizia multiflora),'' algarrobo (''

Prosopis pallida ''Prosopis pallida'' is a species of mesquite tree. It has the common names kiawe () (in Hawaii), huarango (in its native South America) and American carob, as well as "bayahonda" (a generic term for ''Prosopis''), "algarrobo pálido" (in some pa ...

''), ceibo ('' Ceiba'' ''trischistandra''), frejolillo (''

Erythrina ''Erythrina'' is a genus of plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. It contains about 130 species, which are distributed in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. They are trees, with the larger species growing up to in height. The generic na ...

'' ''smithiana''), overo (''

Cordia lutea ''Cordia lutea'', known as yellow cordia or in Spanish ', is a shrubby plant in the borage family (Boraginaceae), native to the Galápagos Islands, mainland Ecuador, Peru, and the Marquesas Islands in Polynesia. Common in the arid lowlands of the ...

''), hualtaco (''

Loxopterygium ''Loxopterygium'' is a genus of plants in the family Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of th ...

huasango''), almendro ('' Geoffroea spinosa''), pasallo (''

Eriotheca ''Eriotheca'' is a genus of flowering plant in the mallow family (Malvaceae Malvaceae, or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include ...

ruizii''), palo santo ('' Bursera graveolens''), cedro ('' Cedrela'' sp.), ''

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valverdeae'', ''

Ficus ''Ficus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 850 species of woody trees, shrubs, vines, epiphytes and hemiepiphytes in the family Moraceae. Collectively known as fig trees or figs, they are native throughout the tropics with a few species extending in ...

pertusa'', etc.

Fauna

The

white-tailed deer The white-tailed deer (''Odocoileus virginianus''), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia. It has also been introduced t ...

is the only animal managed as game in this protected area. Mammals protected in the reserve include: the

cougar The cougar (''Puma concolor'') is a large Felidae, cat native to the Americas. Its Species distribution, range spans from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes in South America and is the most widespread of any large wild terrestrial mamm ...

, the

jaguar The jaguar (''Panthera onca'') is a large cat species and the only living member of the genus '' Panthera'' native to the Americas. With a body length of up to and a weight of up to , it is the largest cat species in the Americas and the th ...

, the

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, the northern tamandua, the

Guayaquil squirrel The Guayaquil squirrel (''Sciurus stramineus'') is a tree squirrel endemic to Ecuador and Peru. It is a robust squirrel with a head-and-body length of and a similar length tail. The colour is variable; in Peru, a pale morph is more common, while ...

, the

Sechuran fox The Sechuran fox (''Lycalopex sechurae''), also called the Peruvian desert fox or the Sechuran zorro, is a small South American species of canid closely related to other South American "false" foxes or zorro. It gets its name for being found in ...

, etc. Among the birds reported in the area are: the

Andean tinamou The Andean tinamou (''Nothoprocta pentlandii'') is a tinamou, found commonly in high-altitude shrubland, in the Andes of South America.Clements, J. (2007) Taxonomy All tinamou are from the family Tinamidae, and in the larger scheme are also rati ...

, the

Pacific pygmy owl The Pacific pygmy owl or Peruvian pygmy owl (''Glaucidium peruanum'') is a small "typical owl" in subfamily Surniinae. It is found in Chile, Ecuador, and Peru.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) ''Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLi ...

, the

pale-browed tinamou The pale-browed tinamou (''Crypturellus transfasciatus'') is a type of tinamou found in tropical dry forests in Peru and Ecuador.Clements, J (2007) Etymology ''Crypturellus'' is formed from three Latin or Greek words. ''Kruptos'' meaning covered ...

, the king vulture, the

Tumbes sparrow The Tumbes sparrow (''Rhynchospiza stolzmanni'') is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae found in Ecuador and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Description The ...

, the red-masked parakeet, the Andean condor, the

great egret The great egret (''Ardea alba''), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and ...

, the

cocoi heron The cocoi heron (''Ardea cocoi'') is a species of long-legged wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae found across South America. It has predominantly pale grey plumage with a darker grey crest. A carnivore, it hunts fish and crustaceans in sha ...

, the

ochre-bellied dove The ochre-bellied dove or buff-bellied dove (''Leptotila ochraceiventris'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru.Remsen, J. V., Jr., J. I. Areta, E. Bonaccorso, S. Claramunt, A. Jaramillo, D. F. Lane, J ...

, the

long-billed starthroat The long-billed starthroat (''Heliomaster longirostris'') is a species of hummingbird in the "mountain gems", tribe Lampornithini in subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Trinidad, and all but the four southernmost coun ...

, etc.

Activities

Trophy hunting is the main activity, with the hunting season being from May to November. Hunting permits must be coordinated with the local hunting club (''Club de Caza, Pesca, Turismo y Recreación de Piura''), which manages the area together with the park's authorities. Other activities in the area are: birdwatching,

hiking Hiking is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century.AMATO, JOSEPH A. "Mind over Foot: Romantic Walking and Rambling." In ''On Foot: A Histor ...

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

and scientific research.

References

External links

* (Spanish)
Official map
{{Natural and Cultural Peruvian Heritage Protected areas established in 1975 Biosphere reserves of Peru Geography of Piura Region Game reserves of Peru