Gurupi Biological Reserve
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Gurupi Biological Reserve is a biological reserve
in the State of Maranhão
, in Brazil
. Created by decree n.º: 95.614 of 12 July 1988, it has 341.650 ha. Studies with plants, butterflies and birds classify this biological reserve as one of the 12 pleistocenic
refuges in the Brazilian Amazon Forest. It has lost more than half of its forest due to logging since its creation.
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
in the State of Maranhão
Maranhão
Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...
, in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Created by decree n.º: 95.614 of 12 July 1988, it has 341.650 ha. Studies with plants, butterflies and birds classify this biological reserve as one of the 12 pleistocenic
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene is the epoch from 2,588,000 to 11,700 years BP that spans the world's recent period of repeated glaciations. The name pleistocene is derived from the Greek and ....
refuges in the Brazilian Amazon Forest. It has lost more than half of its forest due to logging since its creation.