Caracaraí Ecological Station

Template:Short description Template:Template other Caracaraí Ecological Station (Template:Langx) is an ecological station in the state of Roraima, Brazil.

Location

The ecological station, which covers , was created on 31 May 1982.Template:Sfn It is in the municipality of Caracaraí in the state of Roraima.Template:Sfn It adjoins the Yanomami Indigenous Territory to the west.Template:Sfn The station is named after the municipality, whose name means "little hawk", a very common bird in the region.Template:Sfn It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.Template:Sfn

Conservation

The ecological station is a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia. The purpose is preservation of nature and support of scientific research.Template:Sfn The vegetation is characteristic of transition forest, with trees tall with thin trunks. There are several layers, with the higher trees losing their leaves in the dry season. The rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis is one of the upper layer trees.Template:Sfn Protected species include white-bellied spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth).Template:Sfn