Reserved de la Biósfera Maderas del Carmen (Área de protección de Flora y Fauna Maderas del Carmen)/ Maderas del Carmen Biosphere Reserve (Maderas del Carmen Flora and Fauna Protection Area)
El APFFMC fue decretada en 1994 y declarada Reserva de la Biosfera por la UNESCO en 2006. Alberga ecosistemas representativos del desierto de Coahuila, donde habitan especies de plantas y animales en peligro de extinción, entre otras, el oso negro, el halcón peregrino, el águila real, el venado de cola y la musaraña del Carmen. Tiene una extensión de 288.000 HA y se extiende hasta el Parque Nacional Big Bend, en Estados Unidos, formando parte de un importante corredor biológico binacional. La región es un importante corredor de rutas migratorias, tanto de aves como de la mariposa Monarca.
The APFFMC (Area of Protection of Flora and Fauna of Coahuila) was established in 1994 and declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2006. It encompasses representative ecosystems of the Coahuila Desert, home to endangered plant and animal species, including the black bear, peregrine falcon, golden eagle, white-tailed deer, and Carmen shrew. It covers 288,000 hectares and extends into Big Bend National Park in the United States, forming part of an important binational biological corridor. The region is a key migratory route for both birds and the monarch butterfly.
Species in danger of extinction, both plants and animals. The region is an important corridor on migratory routes.
Designations:
International. Biosphere Reserve UNESCO (2006).
Maderas del Carmen Flora and Fauna Protection Area (APFFMC; part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve). The APFFMC was decreed in 1994 and declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 2006. It houses representative ecosystems of the Coahuila desert, where endangered species of plants and animals live; among others, the black bear, the peregrine falcon, the eagle real, white-tailed deer, and the Carmen Mountain shrew deserve mention.
The Reserve extends to the Big Bend National Park, in the United States, being part of an important binational biological corridor for migrating species, including birds and the Monarch butterfly.
