Caracaraí Ecological Station

Caracaraí Ecological Station
Estação Ecológica de Caracaraí
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Location in Brazil
Nearest city	Boa Vista, Roraima
Coordinates	1.806°N 61.350°W / 1.806; -61.350
Area	86,793 hectares (214,470 acres)
Designation	Ecological station
Created	31 May 1982 (1982-05-31)

Caracaraí Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica de Caracaraí) is an ecological station in the state of Roraima, Brazil.

Location

The ecological station, which covers 86,793 hectares (214,470 acres), was created on 31 May 1982. It is in the municipality of Caracaraí in the state of Roraima. It adjoins the Yanomami Indigenous Territory to the west. The station is named after the municipality, whose name means "little hawk", a very common bird in the region. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.

Conservation

The ecological station is a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia. The purpose is preservation of nature and support of scientific research. The vegetation is characteristic of transition forest, with trees 15 to 20 metres (49 to 66 ft) tall with thin trunks. There are several layers, with the higher trees losing their leaves in the dry season. The rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis is one of the upper layer trees. Protected species include white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth).

Sources

• Estação Ecológica de Caracaraí (in Portuguese), Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, retrieved 2016-04-23
• ESEC de Caracaraí, Unidades de Conservação no Brasil, retrieved 2016-04-15
• Estação Ecológica de Caracaraí (in Portuguese), Via Rural, archived from the original on 2016-12-20, retrieved 2016-04-23{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
• "Terra Indígena Yanomami", Terras Indígenas no Brasil (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2017-03-02
• Unidade de Conservação: Estação Ecológica de Caracaraí (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-04-23