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Mapimí Biosphere Reserve
Biosphere reserve in Durango, Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mapimí Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de la Biósfera de Mapimí[1]) (established 1977) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve located in the state of Durango in northern Mexico. It is one of three biosphere reserves representing the Chihuahuan Desert (along with Big Bend Biosphere Reserve and National Park in western Texas and Jornada Biosphere Reserve in New Mexico).[2] The 342,388 hectares (1,321.97 sq mi) reserve is situated between the Neotropical and Nearctic biogeographic realms, in the Bolsón de Mapimí 1,150 metres (3,770 ft) above sea level. It contains three core areas in the Sierra de la Campana, the Laguna de las Palomas, a salt lagoon, and a desert habitat called Dunas de la Soledad. It comprises fragile warm desert and semi-desert ecosystems and rich, highly adapted but vulnerable plant systems, mainly xerophytic matorral scrub, and animal species such as the puma (Puma concolor), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) and the kit fox or zorrita del desiert (Vulpes macrotis) along with scrub and desert grasslands.[3]
Mapimí Biosphere Reserve | |
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Reserva de la Biósfera de Mapimí | |
![]() A panaroma of the Mapimí biosphere, Mexico | |
Location | Durango, Mexico |
Coordinates | 26°24′36″N 103°26′24″W |
Area | 342,388 hectares (1,321.97 sq mi) |
Established | 1977 |
Governing body | National Commission of Natural Protected Areas |
The site is administered by the municipalities of Tlahualillo and Mapimí in Durango, Jiménez in Chihuahua and Sierra Mojada in Coahuila.[3]