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The National Park is an important refuge for rare species of the [[Andes]], like [[mountain tapir]]s and [[spectacled bear]]s. Especially for the mountain tapir, the park is one of the most important strongholds.<ref>Downer, CC: ''The mountain tapir, endangered 'flagship' species of the high Andes''. Oryx. Vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 45-58. 1996. [http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=3872384&q=sangay+national+park+tapir&uid=788425701&setcookie=yes online abstract]</ref>
The National Park is an important refuge for rare species of the [[Andes]], like [[mountain tapir]]s and [[spectacled bear]]s. Especially for the mountain tapir, the park is one of the most important strongholds.<ref>Downer, CC: ''The mountain tapir, endangered 'flagship' species of the high Andes''. Oryx. Vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 45-58. 1996. [http://md1.csa.com/partners/viewrecord.php?requester=gs&collection=ENV&recid=3872384&q=sangay+national+park+tapir&uid=788425701&setcookie=yes online abstract]</ref>
Typical species of the alpine and subalpine areas are mountain tapirs, [[Northern South American cougar]]s<ref name=CAP>{{Cite book |author1=Nowell, Kristin |author2=Jackson, Peter |title= Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan |url=http://carnivoractionplans1.free.fr/wildcats.pdf |format=PDF |year=1996 |publisher=IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group |location= Gland, Switzerland |isbn=2-8317-0045-0 |pages= 1–334}}</ref> and [[Culpeo|Andean fox]]es.<ref name=CAP/><ref name=morphology>Garcia-Perea, R. (1994). ''[http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/4992/1/N3096.pdf The pampas cat group (Genus ''Lynchailurus'' Severertzov 1858) (Carnivora: Felidae): A systematic and biogeographic review.]'' American Museum Novitates 3096: 1–35.</ref> In the forests below live spectacled bears, [[giant otter]]s, [[Ecuadorian jaguar]]s, [[ocelot]]s, [[margay]]s, [[Brazilian tapir]]s, [[white-tailed deer]] (''Odocoileus virginianus clavium''), [[Little Red Brocket|little red brocket deer]] and [[Northern Pudu]]s. About 300-400 bird species inhabit the Park.<ref>UNEP & WCMC: ''SANGAY NATIONAL PARK ECUADOR'', (letztes update 2005) [http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/pdf/Sangay.pdf PDF]</ref>
Typical species of the alpine and subalpine areas are mountain tapirs, [[Northern South American cougar]]s<ref name=CAP>{{Cite book |author1=Nowell, Kristin |author2=Jackson, Peter |title= Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan |url=http://carnivoractionplans1.free.fr/wildcats.pdf |format=PDF |year=1996 |publisher=IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group |location= Gland, Switzerland |isbn=2-8317-0045-0 |pages= 1–334}}</ref> and [[Culpeo|Andean fox]]es.<ref name=CAP/><ref name=morphology>Garcia-Perea, R. (1994). ''[http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/bitstream/2246/4992/1/N3096.pdf The pampas cat group (Genus ''Lynchailurus'' Severertzov 1858) (Carnivora: Felidae): A systematic and biogeographic review.]'' American Museum Novitates 3096: 1–35.</ref> In the forests below live spectacled bears, [[giant otter]]s, [[Ecuadorian jaguar]]s, [[ocelot]]s, [[margay]]s, [[Brazilian tapir]]s, [[white-tailed deer]] (''Odocoileus virginianus usthus''), [[Little Red Brocket|little red brocket deer]] and [[Northern Pudu]]s. About 300-400 bird species inhabit the Park.<ref>UNEP & WCMC: ''SANGAY NATIONAL PARK ECUADOR'', (letztes update 2005) [http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/pdf/Sangay.pdf PDF]</ref>


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Sangay National Park
Parque nacional Sangay
Sangay National Park
Map showing the location of Sangay National Park
Map showing the location of Sangay National Park
LocationEcuador
Coordinates1°50′S 78°20′W / 1.833°S 78.333°W / -1.833; -78.333
Area5,177.65 km2 (1,999.10 sq mi)
Established1979
TypeNatural
Criteriavii, viii, ix, x
Designated1983 (7th session)
Reference no.260
State PartyEcuador
RegionLatin America and the Caribbean
Endangered1992–2005

Sangay National Park (Template:Lang-es) is a national park located in the Morona Santiago, Chimborazo and Tungurahua provinces of Ecuador. The park contains two active volcanoes (Tungurahua and Sangay), one extinct volcano El Altar (Kapak Urku), and ecosystems ranging from tropical rainforests to glaciers.

The park has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983. In 1992, it was added to the List of World Heritage in Danger due to illegal poaching, extensive grazing, unplanned road construction and encroachment of the park's perimeter. It was removed from the UNESCO list of endangered sites in 2005.

Fauna

The National Park is an important refuge for rare species of the Andes, like mountain tapirs and spectacled bears. Especially for the mountain tapir, the park is one of the most important strongholds.[1] Typical species of the alpine and subalpine areas are mountain tapirs, Northern South American cougars[2] and Andean foxes.[2][3] In the forests below live spectacled bears, giant otters, Ecuadorian jaguars, ocelots, margays, Brazilian tapirs, white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus usthus), little red brocket deer and Northern Pudus. About 300-400 bird species inhabit the Park.[4]

  • Eruption of the Tungurahua in 1999
    Eruption of the Tungurahua in 1999
  • Aerial view of Sangay
    Aerial view of Sangay
  • Sangay
    Sangay

See also

References

  1. ^ Downer, CC: The mountain tapir, endangered 'flagship' species of the high Andes. Oryx. Vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 45-58. 1996. online abstract
  2. ^ a b Nowell, Kristin; Jackson, Peter (1996). Wild Cats: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan (PDF). Gland, Switzerland: IUCN/SSC Cat Specialist Group. pp. 1–334. ISBN 2-8317-0045-0.
  3. ^ Garcia-Perea, R. (1994). The pampas cat group (Genus Lynchailurus Severertzov 1858) (Carnivora: Felidae): A systematic and biogeographic review. American Museum Novitates 3096: 1–35.
  4. ^ UNEP & WCMC: SANGAY NATIONAL PARK ECUADOR, (letztes update 2005) PDF


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