Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge Explained

Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge
Alt Name:Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laquipampa
Iucn Category:IV
Map:Peru
Relief:1
Location:
Lambayeque Region, Peru
Nearest City:Jayanca
Coordinates:-6.35°N -79.483°W
Coords Ref:[1]
Area:113.47km2
Established:7 July 2006
Governing Body:SERNANP
Website:Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laquipampa

Laquipampa Wildlife Refuge is a protected area in the region of Lambayeque, Peru.[2] It protects tropical dry forests, habitat of the white-winged guan and the spectacled bear.

Ecology

Flora

Among the trees found in this protected area are: Tara spinosa, Loxopterygium huasango, Bursera graveolens, Eriotheca ruizii, etc.[3]

Fauna

Some of the birds found in this area are: the white-winged guan, the Piura chat-tyrant, the bearded guan, the Andean condor, the blue seedeater, etc.

Some mammals found in this area are: the spectacled bear, the Southern tamandua, the white-tailed deer, the Guayaquil squirrel, etc.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Laquipampa Reserved Zone . protectedplanet.net . 2012-06-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111125233525/http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Laquipampa_Reserved_Zone . 2011-11-25 . dead .
  2. Web site: Laquipampa - Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado. www.sernanp.gob.pe. es-ES. 2018-11-05.
  3. Book: Zuñe, Luis. Estimación de biomasa arbórea del Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laquipampa, Lambayeque – Perú (Thesis). Davila. Deborah. Universidad Nacional Pedro Ruiza Gallo. 2018. 77–84. es.