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Large black area in yellow: Morro do Diabo PES The Morro do Diabo State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual Morro do Diabo) is a

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...

in the state of

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, Brazil. It protects an area of

Atlantic Forest The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and th ...

in a region that has lost most of its forest coverage over the last century, and protects the endemic endangered black lion tamarin

Location

The Morro do Diabo State Park is in the municipality of Teodoro Sampaio in the Pontal do Paranapanema region, from the state capital of

. It has an area of . The park has tropical seasonal semi-deciduous vegetation. The park lets visitors have direct contact with nature in a sustainable manner, and supports environmental education and scientific research. The park would be part of the proposed

Trinational Biodiversity Corridor The Trinational Biodiversity Corridor ( pt, Corredor Trinacional de Biodiversidade) is a proposed ecological corridor that would link protected areas in the Alto Paraná Atlantic forests ecoregion in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. History The p ...

, which aims to provide forest connections between conservation units in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina in the Upper Paraná ecoregion.

Environment

The park preserves one of the last large areas of the country's upland forest, with the original regional ecosystems. The climate is type CWA. Rainfall is mostly in the summer, averaging . Average daily temperatures range from from May to August to from January to March, with an annual mean temperature of . The park preserves an area of

in good condition. It has a large reserve of ''

Aspidosperma polyneuron ''Aspidosperma polyneuron'' is a timber tree native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Paraguay. It is common in Atlantic Forest vegetation. In addition, it is useful for beekeeping Beekeeping (or apiculture) is the maintenance of bee ...

'' ( pt, peroba-rosa) trees, important for reforestation and recovery of degraded areas. It is home to endangered species such as tapir, peccary, howler monkey, puma and jaguar, and one of the most threatened of all primates, the black lion tamarin, with an estimated 1,200 members of this species.

History

European occupation of the Pontal do Paranapanema region began in earnest when the Sorocabana Railway reached the

Paraná River The Paraná River ( es, Río Paraná, links=no , pt, Rio Paraná, gn, Ysyry Parana) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Br ...

in 1917. Urban centers were built along the railway and intensive logging began, followed by farming of coffee, cotton, peanuts and cattle. The state government created the Morro do Diabo Forest Reserve in 1941, now the Morro do Diabo State Park. In 1942 the Great Pontal Reserve and the

São Paulo Lagoon Reserve SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S ...

were created. Over the years that followed these two reserves were invaded by squatters and deforested, often with government support. The forest reserve became a state park in 1986. Fishing regulations were published on 2 October 2008, covering conservation areas and their buffer zones in the

basin. They were the Morro do Diabo State Park,

Rio do Peixe State Park The Rio do Peixe State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual do Rio do Peixe) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Location The Rio do Peixe State Park is divided between the municipalities of Dracena, Ouro Verde, Piquerobi and Presidente ...

Rio Aguapeí State Park Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil. Rio or Río may also refer to: Geography Brazil * Rio de Janeiro * Rio do Sul, a ...

, Mico-Leão-Preto Ecological Station,

Ivinhema State Park The Rio Ivinhema State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual das Várzeas do Rio Ivinhema) is a State park in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Location The Rio Ivinhema State Park is divided between the municipalities of Jateí (57.46%), Naviraí ...

Ilha Grande National Park The Ilha Grande National Park (''Parque Nacional de Ilha Grande'') is located on the border between Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul states in Brazil. The park was created in 1997 to protect the biological diversity of the upper Parana River area ...

Caiuá Ecological Station The Caiuá Ecological Station ( pt, Estação Ecológica do Caiuá) is an ecological station in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It was created as compensation for flooding caused by the Rosana dam on the Paranapanema River, and protects an area of ...

and

Iguaçu National Park Iguaçu National Park () is a national park in Paraná State, Brazil. It comprises a total area of and a length of about , of which are natural borders by bodies of water and the Argentine and Brazilian sides together comprise around . Iguaçu ...

Notes

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Morro do Diabo State Park State parks of Brazil Protected areas of São Paulo (state) 1941 establishments in Brazil Protected areas of the Atlantic Forest