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Madidi National Park Biosphere of Pilon Lajas
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What is Madidi National Park?
Madidi National Park was created by the Supreme Court Decision # 24-123 on September 21, 1995.
Management category: National Park and Integrated Management of Natural Areas.
Area: The area is a total of 18,957 square kilometres of which 1,271,500 hectares correspond to the category of National Park and 624,250 to Integrated Management of Natural Areas.
Bio-physic data: The altitude range is from 6,000 meters to 200 meters above sea level with an annual rainfall precipitation of 800 to 4,000 millimetres.
More than 170 species of mammals have been identified in Madidi, and the experts estimate that probably another 200 species have yet to be discovered. It is estimated that 85% of amphibians, 70% of the reptiles and more than 51% of fish species of Bolivia reside within the boundary of the National Park. Meanwhile, much work has yet to be done in the identification a wide variety of rats, marsupials and bats.
In recent year investigators have discovered three new types of monkeys in the Apolo region. One of which is the rosillo monkey with an estimated weight of 7 to 8 kilos and reddish to grey color. This monkey has only been identified in Madidi and the Apolo region. Similarly, in the Amazon basin area of the National Park other types of monkeys have recently been discovered and have yet to be given scientific names. One specie in particular is the Lucachi monkeys which the investigators have generated more than $650.00 dollars for the park in its search for a scientific name. The money is kept in a fund which is administered by FUNDESNAP.
Madidi National Park Photo Album
15 photos
Management plan of Madidi National Park (Only parts available, sorry!)
Courtesy Madidi National Park Wardens
The offices of Madidi National Park are located in the municipality of San Buenaventura, department of La Paz.
Madidi National Park
Calle Libertad
San Buenaventura
Department of La Paz
Bolivia
Tel. 591-3-892-2540
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