The Una Wildlife Refuge ( pt, Refúgio de Vida Silvestre de Una) is a
wildlife refuge
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
in the state of
Bahia
Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...
, Brazil.
Location
The Una Wildlife Refuge is in the municipalities of
Una
Una and UNA may refer to:
Places
* 160 Una, the asteroid "Una", an asteroid named after the Faerie Queene character
* Una River (disambiguation), numerous rivers
* Una, Himachal Pradesh, a town in India
** Una, Himachal Pradesh Assembly constit ...
and
Ilhéus
Ilhéus () is a major city located in the southern coastal region of Bahia, Brazil, 211 km south of Salvador, the state's capital. The city was founded in 1534 as Vila de São Jorge dos Ilhéus and is known as one of the most important touris ...
, Bahia.
It has an area of .
The refuge almost completely surrounds the
Una Biological Reserve
Una Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica de Una) is a Biological reserve in Brazil.
Location
The Una Biological Reserve, which is in the Atlantic Forest biome and covers , was created on 10 December 1980.
It became part of the Central At ...
.
Most of the local rural workers and landowners do not distinguish between the wildlife refuge and the biological reserve.
The eastern section of the refuge adjoins the Atlantic Ocean.
The
Una River runs through the western section of the refuge.
History
On 15 May 2006 the
(IBAMA) began public consultations on the proposed creation of the Una and
Rio dos Frades wildlife refuges, as well as the proposed expansion of the
Pau-Brazil
''Paubrasilia echinata'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood ( pt, pau-de-pernambuco, ; ...
and
Descobrimento national parks and of the Una Biological Reserve.
The Una Wildlife Refuge was created by federal decree on 21 December 2007 with an area of about in two separate areas to protect natural environments that ensure conditions for existence or reproduction of flora and local or migratory fauna.
It became part of the
Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor
The Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor ( pt, Corredor Central da Mata Atlântica is an ecological corridor in the states of Espírito Santo and Bahia, Brazil. It promotes improvements to connectivity between fragments of Atlantic Forest ...
, created in 2002.
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Wildlife refuges of Brazil
Protected areas of Bahia
2007 establishments in Brazil