Iberá Wetlands
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The Iberá Wetlands (Template:Langx, from Guaraní ý berá: "bright water") are a mix of swamps, bogs, stagnant lakes, lagoons, natural slough, and courses of water in the center and center-north of the province of Corrientes, Argentina.
Iberá is one of the most important freshwater reservoirs in South America and the second-largest wetland in the world after Pantanal in Brazil.[1] It is of pluvial origin, with a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"..
Since 1982, part of the wetland is included within a provincial protected area, the Iberá Provincial Reserve, which comprises about Script error: No such module "convert"., the largest of such areas in Argentina. There are ongoing plans to further up its protection status to national park.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
It is home to a wide variety of fauna, including capybara, 60 species of reptiles including caimans and snakes,[2] frogs, anteaters, otters, several species of deer, and over 350 species of birds. The region was once threatened by poaching, cattle ranching, and foresting which threatened several of these species, but thanks to a rewilding initiative, several species have been re-introduced, including the jaguar. This initiative also sought to reorient the economy of the area to be more focused on tourism, in order to keep the newly reintroduced species populations safe.[3]
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Esteros del Iberá Marsh
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Capybara at Iberá
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Esteros del Iberá Lagoon
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Some lakes in the Iberá Wetlands, reflecting sunlight
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References
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External links
- Rewilding Ibera: Efforts made to save Argentina's wetlands. Al Jazeera Englisch, January 2021 (video, 4:25 mins)
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