Bahuaja-Sonene National Park

Infobox_protected_area | name = Bahuaja-Sonene National Park
iucn_category = II


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location = Tambopata Province, Madre de Dios (30%); Sandia and Carabaya Provinces, Puno (70%)
nearest_city = Puerto Maldonado
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area = convert|1092142|ha|sqmi
established = July 17, 1996, 012-96-AG.
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governing_body = INRENA

The Bahuaja-Sonene National Park is located in south-eastern Peru. It contains the tropical forests and tropical foothills of Puno, dwarf forests, and the Heath Pampas. It was created in July 1996 out of the Tambopata-Candamo Reserved Zone and expanded on Sept. 5, 2000.

Geography

The park is surrounded by the Heath, Inambari and Madre de Dios rivers, while several rivers including the Tambopata, la Torre, and Candamo flow through the park. It is bordered by Bolivia to the east near the nation's Madidi National Park and the Tambopata National Reserve to the north.

Biodiversity

The park contains some 20,000 plant species, at least 600 bird species, and 174 species of mammals, 100 reptiles and amphibians, 232 fish and 1,200 butterfly. [http://www.inrena.gob.pe/ianp/web_bahuaja_sonene/index.html Parque Nacional Bahuaja Sonene] , Fauna – Official INRENA Website es] Rare species include the Giant Otter, Spectacled Bear, Black Caiman, Marsh Deer, and the Maned Wolf.

The park is rich in natural resources including timber, gold, rubber, and wild game. The Candamo deposit (Block 78), which contains 3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and 120 million of barrels of natural gas condensates, was formerly owned by Mobil and now lies partly within the reserve. Legislation proposed in 2007 to remove the block from the reserve was turned down. [Kuramoto, Juana. [http://servicios.iesa.edu.ve/Portal/CIEA/peru_kuramoto_d1.pdf The Hydrocarbons Industry in Peru] . Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración.] [ [http://www.macawmonitoring.com/candamo/candamo.html Save Candamo Alliance] ]

Climate

The park is largely tropical and subtropical, with sub-level to high-level humidity. The average annual temperature is convert|26|°C|°F. The rainy season is between December and March. Average annual rainfall is convert|1600|mm|in to convert|2400|mm|in.

References

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ee also

* Thomsen, JB.;Mitchell, C.;Piland, R.; Donnaway, JR. [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=fcuiWoDn1AEC&oi=fnd&pg=PA90&ots=uxGGwUqzDU&sig=xbVxOV7MeJSbsH08yC9V9MDEwBE Monitoring impact of hydrocarbon exploration in sensitive terrestrial ecosystems: perspectives from Block 78 in Peru.] In: Bowles IA, Prickett GT. , editors. Footprints in the jungle. New York: Oxford University Press; 2001. p. 332.

External links

* [http://www.inrena.gob.pe/ianp/web_bahuaja_sonene/index.html Parque Nacional Bahuaja Sonene] – Official INRENA Website es
* [http://www.parkswatch.org/parkprofile.php?l=eng&country=per&park=tabs Tambopata National Reserve and Bahuaja-Sonene National Park] . Parkswatch.org
* [http://www.peruecologico.com.pe/areaprotegida_bahuaja.htm Bahuaja Sonene] es
* [http://www.biceca.org/Images/Photo.Full.165.aspx Bahuaja Sonene map] hosted by [http://www.biceca.org/es/Article.447.aspx Building Informed Civic Engagement for Conservation in the Andes-Amazon (BICECA)]