Tapirapé Biological Reserve () is a
biological reserve in the state of
Pará
Pará () is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian st ...
, Brazil.
History
The reserve, which covers , was established by decree on 5 May 1989.
It is administered by the
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.
The reserve lies in the municipalities of
Marabá and
São Félix do Xingu in the state of Pará.
It is located in the basins of the
Tocantins River
The Tocantins River ( , Parkatêjê dialect, Parkatêjê: ''Pyti'' ɨˈti is a river in Brazil, the central fluvial artery of the country. In the Tupi language, its name means "toucan's beak" (''Tukã'' for "toucan" and ''Ti'' for "beak"). It ...
and
Araguaia River.
The reserve has two physical bases, of which the Bacaba Base can accommodate 20 people with basic infrastructure for researchers and students including a small laboratory room, a dock for small boats and security.
Status
The Biological Reserve 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 part ...
Ia.
The purpose is to fully preserve the biota and other natural attributes without direct human interference.
The conservation unit is supported by the
Amazon Region Protected Areas Program.
The reserve is in the
Amazon biome and has vegetation typical of this biome.
It includes dense and open rainforest, submontane and montane forest.
Uta Hick's bearded saki (chiropotes utahicki) is a protected species in the reserve.
The proposed
South Amazon Ecological Corridor would link the conservation unit to other protected areas and indigenous territories in the region.
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1989 establishments in Brazil
Biological reserves of Brazil
Protected areas of Pará
Protected areas established in 1989