Sempre Vivas National Park
Parque Nacional das Sempre-Vivas
IUCN category II ( national park )
Yellow house in the park
Nearest city	Bocaiuva , Minas Gerais
Coordinates	17°48′18″S 43°45′50″W  /  17.805°S 43.764°W  / -17.805; -43.764
Area	124,154 hectares (306,790 acres)
Designation	National park
Created	13 December 2002
Administrator	ICMBio

Sempre Vivas National Park ( Portuguese : Parque Nacional das Sempre-Vivas ) is a national park in the state of Minas Gerais , Brazil.

Location [ edit ]

The park is in the Cerrado biome. It covers 124,154 hectares (306,790 acres). It was created on 13 December 2002 and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation . ^[1] It covers parts of the municipalities of Bocaiuva , Buenopolis , Diamantina and Olhos-d'Agua in Minais Gerais. ^[2] The park became part of the Espinhaco Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2010. ^[3]

Environment [ edit ]

Altitudes range from 650 to 1,525 metres (2,133 to 5,003 ft). The park is in the Serras do Espinhaco Meridional. It forms part of the watershed between the Jequitinhonha River and Sao Francisco River , which it feeds from about 600 springs. Average annual rainfall is 1,200 millimetres (47 in). Temperatures range from 5 to 32 °C (41 to 90 °F) with an average of 20 °C (68 °F). ^[2]

The park has well-preserved examples of varied types of vegetation including cerrado woodland and fields, seasonal semi-deciduous forest, swamp forest, streams, lagoons and riparian vegetation. These support a wide range of plant species. There are four endemic species of amphibians: Bokermannohyla saxicola , Lanceback Treefrog ( Scinax curicica ), Pseudopaludicola mineira and Thoropa megatympanum . There are two endemic bird species: hyacinth visorbearer ( Augastes scutatus ) and grey-backed tachuri ( Polystictus superciliaris ). ^[2]

Conservation [ edit ]

The park is classified as IUCN protected area category II (national park). It has the objectives of preserving natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, enabling scientific research, environmental education, outdoors recreation and eco-tourism. ^[2] Protected species include the maned wolf ( Chrysocyon brachyurus ), cougar ( Puma concolor ), ocelot ( Leopardus pardalis ), giant anteater ( Myrmecophaga tridactyla ) and giant armadillo ( Priodontes maximus ). ^[1]

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