Pantanal

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The location of the Pantanal in South America is highlighted. Most of it lies in Brazil, but parts of it are also in Bolivia and Paraguay.

The Pantanal is the world's largest wetland or swamp.^[1]

It covers a region of 140,000 km², larger than the area covered by the country Greece.^[1]

The Pantanal is in South America and shared by Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.^[1]

There are many threats to the Pantanal such as pollution, mercury from gold mining and ranching. Although the Pantanal can wash some of the chemicals away, the increased amount is becoming a concern.

In winter nearly 80% of the area is flooded.^[2]

Pantanal Media

Vista aérea do Pantanal
Hotel SESC Porto Cercado in the SESC Reserve
Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) in the Pantanal, Brazil.
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Myrmecophaga tridactyla; Giant Anteater in the Pantanal region, Brazil
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Pantanal jaguar
Young Capybara (Capivara in Portuguese) (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Fazenda do Rio Negro, Pantanal, Brazil. Photographed on 8 August 1977
Marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) in the Pantanal region, Brazil
Two females in a tree branch, using their strong prehensile tail as a safety fifth limb
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Tamadua in the Pantanal

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Pantanal in South America declared "Threatened Lake of the Year 2007"". Ramsar Convention Secretariat. February 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
↑ Male, Tim (2001). "Pantanal (NT0907)". Ecoregion profile: Neotropical > Flooded Grasslands and Savannas. Worl Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2008-10-24.

[ramsar-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Pantanal in South America declared "Threatened Lake of the Year 2007"". Ramsar Convention Secretariat. February 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-24.

[wwf-2] Male, Tim (2001). "Pantanal (NT0907)". Ecoregion profile: Neotropical > Flooded Grasslands and Savannas. Worl Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2008-10-24.

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