Senin, 28 Maret 2011

The Diverse Flora and Fauna of Paraguay

Paraguay can be considered as a least developed country compared to its neighbors in Latin America, but there is no lack of diversity of flora and fauna. This small country is in fact home to 40 protected areas for wildlife, including teachers of the National Park Chaco, Guarani Timan Inmakata Laguna Reserve, Black River National Park and Forest Reserve Mbaracayú.
The flora of Paraguay reflects the diversity of the history of their regions and subregions. In the Chaco, for example, the forests of northeast sub-tropical savanna in the southeast and the thorny vegetation that prevails in the West. The vegetation is concentrated on the plateau of Paraná by heavy rainfall throughout the year. There are about 500 species of deciduous trees that grow in Paraguay, such as eucalyptus, cedar, Lapacho, urunday, Santa Lucia and drugs Morot Yerba Mate. Conifers are rare, but fruits and Pindus, palm or coconut oil Mbocaya the Aguai, the Inga and guava are rich in Paraguay.
As for the fauna, home to the country, a number of endangered animals like ducks Jaguar maned wolf, tapir, white lipped peccary, the sawtooth Fulco de Chile, and a necklace of anteater . Recent data indicate that more than 200 fish species, 645 bird species, 80 are endemic in Paraguay and 167 species of mammals, some of which are rare in South America. Some endemic bird species seen, including the harpy eagle, the blue macaw, Black Piping-Guan, calendar and Paujil face with the face uncovered.

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