Hi all,
Covering approximately 22,000 hectares, the Vale Natural Reserve, in the st=
ate of Esp=EDrito Santo, Brazil, is one of the last significant remaining a=
reas of tableland forest, one of the most endangered habitat formations in =
the Atlantic Forest, a native Brazilian biome. Acquired by Vale in 1956, UN=
ESCO declared the site to be an =E2=80=9Cadvanced=E2=80=9D area of the Atla=
ntic Forest Biosphere in 2008, given its importance to flora and fauna cons=
ervation.
Since the reserve was acquired by Vale, scientists there have catalogued mo=
re than 3,000 plant species, 1,460 types of insects, 179 spider species, 26=
fish species, 66 species of amphibians, 69 reptile species, and 105 specie=
s of mammals. The reserve is also home to 380 bird species, corresponding t=
o approximately 20% of the total found in Brazil.
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Juan.
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