Brazil's Best Kept Secret: The Pantanal - National Geographic
WEBJun 7, 2016 · Some of the Pantanal's most lively inhabitants include jaguars, giant anteaters, piranha, howler and capuchin monkeys, and green anacondas —the world’s largest snakes, which prowl swamps...
Pantanal, South America | WWF
WEBExtending hundreds of thousands of square kilometres across central-western Brazil, eastern Bolivia and eastern Paraguay, the Pantanal is a mosaic of flooded grasslands, savannas and tropical forests. This pristine landscape is brimming with the greatest concentration of wildlife in South America.
Pantanal | Places | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WEBThe Pantanal’s complex and interconnected nature is what makes it so rich with biodiversity and natural resources, but it’s also what makes it so challenging to conserve and develop sustainably. More than 1,200 rivers and streams converge to form the Pantanal, including the free-flowing Paraguay River.
WEBFlora and fauna are dominated by species from the surrounding savanna (cerrado biome), but there are also species from the Amazon, chaco, and dry forest biomes. However, in the Pantanal, there are very few endemic species, because paleocli-matic and hydrologic instability hindered speciation.
The Pantanal: A Brief Review of Its Ecology, Biodiversity, and ...
WEBMay 16, 2018 · Here we provide a brief review of the ecological setting, biodiversity, and ecosystem services of the Pantanal as well as its protection status and the major threats to this region. Geographic and Ecological Setting
Brazil’s Pantanal is at risk of collapse, scientists say
WEBDec 20, 2022 · Though the Pantanal is 93% privately owned, this vast Brazilian tropical wetland remains a stronghold for jaguars and untold other species, and connects animals with the Amazon, Cerrado and other biomes.
Pantanal - Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) - UNESCO
WEBThe Pantanal Biosphere Reserve comprises the States of Mato Grosso, Matto Grosso do Sul and a small portion of Goiás State. It covers the headwaters of the rivers that make up the Pantanal, one of the world’s most extensive wetland complexes, internationally known for its large bird, mammal, reptile, fish, insect and amphibian populations.
20 Years at Brazil’s Largest Privately Protected Area - IUCN
WEBAug 23, 2018 · The Pantanal is a land of superlatives. The largest tropical wetland in the world. A biodiversity hotspot. Home to South America’s “Big Five”: Jaguar, Giant Anteater, Giant River Otter, Maned Wolf & Brazilian Tapir. Not to mention the Pantaneira culture, shaped by an unforgiving landscape.
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Pantanal
WEBThe Pantanal is a region with a concentration of rich biodiversity. The presence of at least 4,700 species in the region has been regi- stered, including plant and vertebrate species.
The Pantanal: A Brief Review of its Ecology, Biodiversity, and ...
WEBAug 1, 2016 · The Pantanal wetland of Brazil, a vast complex of seasonally inundated floodplains along the Paraguay River, is renowned for its outstanding biological resources.