CEOP LBA Pantanal Reference Site

The LBA Pantanal site is part of the LBA Project, managed by the Brazilian Institute for Amazon Research (INPA) which is subordinated to Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT). The Pantanal Mato Grossense National Park is part of the largest permanent freshwater wetland in the western hemisphere. It includes some of the largest and most spectacular concentrations of Wildlife in the Neotropics, made possible by the different types of environment and their transition areas. In this rich environment, there are several endangered species, among them the wild cat, the agouara, the swamp deer, the otter and the giant river otter of Brazil. One also finds the tiger heron (Tigrisoma fasciatum) and the giant armadillo (Priodontes giganteus). The number of such species makes this a region of great importance for the perpetuation of many of these species.