Acauã Ecological Station ( is a state-operated
ecological station in the State of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
, Brazil. It is a strictly protected area and is closed to the public except for research and environmental education.
Location
The reserve is in the
cerrado
The Cerrado () is a vast ecoregion of Tropics, tropical savanna in central Brazil, being present in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Maranhão, Piauí, Bahia, Minas Gerais, São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Paraná ...
biome, and covers in the municipalities of
Leme do Prado and
Turmalina. It was created on 23 September 1974, modified on 27 September 1994 and 30 December 1994. It is in the
Jequitinhonha Valley region in Minas Gerais.
Environment
The vegetation is dense cerrado with transition to
Atlantic Forest. The flora consists of medium to large plants.
Fauna include
armadillo
Armadillos () are New World placental mammals in the order (biology), order Cingulata. They form part of the superorder Xenarthra, along with the anteaters and sloths. 21 extant species of armadillo have been described, some of which are dis ...
,
maned wolf
The maned wolf (''Chrysocyon brachyurus'') is a large canine of South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, and is almost extinct in Uruguay. Its markings resemble those of a red fox, but it is neither a fox nor ...
,
common agouti
The agouti (, ) or common agouti is any of several rodent species of the genus ''Dasyprocta''. They are native to Central America, northern and central South America, and the southern Lesser Antilles. Some species have also been introduced else ...
,
paca
A paca ia a rodent in South and Central America.
Paca or PACA may also refer to:
People
* William Paca (1740–1799), a Founding Father of the United States
* Paca Blanco (Francisca Blanco Díaz, born 1949), Spanish activist
* Paca Navas (Franc ...
,
collared peccary
The collared peccary (''Dicotyles tajacu'') is a peccary, a species of artiodactyl (even-toed) mammal in the family Peccary, Tayassuidae found in North America, North, Central America, Central, and South America. It is the only member of the gen ...
(Pecari tajacu),
robust capuchin monkey and
broad-snouted caiman
The broad-snouted caiman (''Caiman latirostris'') is a crocodilian in the family Alligatoridae found in eastern and central South America, including the Pantanal habitat of Bolivia, Southeast Brazil, and Paraguay, as well as northern Argentina an ...
(Caiman latirostris). More than 190 species of birds have been identified.
In April 2013, the Public Ministry and Justice department of Minas Gerais charged that the State Forestry Institute had been failing to comply with environmental legislation. There were serious problems such as lack of a management plan, physical structures and personnel, and land tenure issues with the ecological stations of Mata do Acauã and
Mata dos Ausentes and the state parks of
Biribiri, Alto Cariri,
Rio Preto and
Serra Negra.
Notes
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1974 establishments in Brazil
Ecological stations of Brazil
Protected areas of Minas Gerais
Protected areas established in 1974