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'''Sunchubamba''' is a game reserve in northern [[Peru]]. It was created in 1977 to promote trophy hunting and protect local biodiversity. |
'''Sunchubamba''' is a game reserve in northern [[Peru]]. It was created in 1977 to promote trophy hunting and protect local biodiversity. |
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== History == |
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| ⚫ | The area of Sunchubamba Game Reserve was formerly part of Casa Grande [[hacienda]] which collapsed in the past century due to the low prices of sugar and the agrarian reform of the 1960s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sernanp.gob.pe/sunchubamba|title=Sunchubamba - Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado|website=www.sernanp.gob.pe|language=es-ES|access-date=2017-05-11}}</ref> The present protected area was established in 1977.<ref name=":0" /> |
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This 597.35 square kilometre hunting preserve in the [[Regions of Peru|region]] of [[Cajamarca]], [[province]] of [[Cajamarca]] was established on April 22, 1977 through law. The main goal of the Sunchumbamba Hunting Area is to preserve the wild [[fauna]]. |
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==Geography== |
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Sunchubamba Game Reserve is located in [[Cajamarca Province]], in the region of [[Cajamarca Region|Cajamarca]].<ref name=":0" /> Its spans an area of {{Convert|59735|hectare|km2|2|abbr=on}}. |
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==Ecology== |
==Ecology== |
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=== Flora === |
=== Flora === |
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Plant species from native forests in the area include: '''molle''' ([[Schinus molle|''Schinus molle'']]),<ref name=":0" /> '''aliso''' (''[[Alnus acuminata]])'',<ref name=":0" /> ''[[Festuca]] dichoclada'',<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stančík|first=Daniel|last2=Peterson|first2=Paul|date=2007|title=A Revision of Festuca (Poaceae: Loliinae) in South American Paramos|url=|journal=Contributions from the United States National Herbarium|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press|volume=56|pages=46|quote=...on Sunchubamba–San Juan road...}}</ref> ''[[Solanum]] sanchez-vegae'',<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Knapp|first=S.|date=2010|title=Four New Vining Species of Solanum (Dulcamaroid Clade) from Montane Habitats in Tropical America|url=|journal=PLOS One|volume=5|issue=5|pages=e10502|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0010502&type=printable}}</ref> etc. There are also more than 500 hectares of plantations of introduced species like: ''[[Grevillea robusta]], [[Pinus radiata]]'' and ''[[Cupressus]] spp''.<ref name=":0" /> |
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*Hopseed (''[[Dodonea viscosa]]'') |
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*Llaulli (''[[Barbadesia dombeyn]]'') |
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Animals considered game in this area are: the native [[white-tailed deer]] and the introduced [[red deer]].<ref name=":0" /> Minor game are: the [[black-winged ground dove]] and the [[Andean tinamou]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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*Kikuyo grass (''[[Pennisetum|Pennisetum clandestinum]]'') |
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*Grevillea (''[[Grevillea robusta]]'') |
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*Pine tree (''[[Pinaceae]]'') |
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*Cypress (''[[Cupressus]]'') |
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Animals protected in this area include: the [[tapeti]], the [[Culpeo|Andean fox]], the [[Viscacha|vizcacha]], the [[variable hawk]], the [[American kestrel]], the [[aplomado falcon]], etc.<ref name=":0" /> |
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*Collared peccary (''[[Pecari tajacu]]'') |
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*Andean tinamou (''[[Nothoprocta pentlandii]]'') |
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*Black-winged ground dove (''[[black-winged ground dove|Metriopelia melanoptera'']]) |
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*Gray deer (''[[Odocoileus virginianus]]'') |
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*Culpeo (''[[Pseudalopex culpaeus]]'') |
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*Wild rabbit (''[[Sylvilagus brasiliensis]]'') |
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*Hog-nosed skunk (''[[Conepatus]]'') |
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*Zariguellas/opossum (''[[Didelphis]]'') |
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*Vizcacha (''[[northern viscacha|Lagidium peruanum]]'') |
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*Falcon (''[[Falco femoralis]]'') |
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==References== |
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{{Natural and Cultural Peruvian Heritage}} |
{{Natural and Cultural Peruvian Heritage}} |
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| Sunchubamba Game Reserve | |
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| Coto de Caza Sunchubamba | |
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
  Location in Peru | |
| Location |  PeruCajamarca |
| Coordinates | 7°31′43″S 78°29′06″W / 7.528651°S 78.485041°W |
| Area | 597.35 km2 (230.64 sq mi) |
| Established | April 22, 1977 |
| Governing body | SERNANP |
| Coto de Caza Sunchubamba | |
Sunchubamba is a game reserve in northern Peru. It was created in 1977 to promote trophy hunting and protect local biodiversity.
History
The area of Sunchubamba Game Reserve was formerly part of Casa Grande hacienda which collapsed in the past century due to the low prices of sugar and the agrarian reform of the 1960s.[1] The present protected area was established in 1977.[1]
Geography
Sunchubamba Game Reserve is located in Cajamarca Province, in the region of Cajamarca.[1] Its spans an area of 59,735 hectares (597.35 km2).
Ecology
Flora
Plant species from native forests in the area include: molle (Schinus molle),[1] aliso (Alnus acuminata),[1] Festuca dichoclada,[2] Solanum sanchez-vegae,[3] etc. There are also more than 500 hectares of plantations of introduced species like: Grevillea robusta, Pinus radiata and Cupressus spp.[1]
Fauna
Animals considered game in this area are: the native white-tailed deer and the introduced red deer.[1] Minor game are: the black-winged ground dove and the Andean tinamou.[1]
Animals protected in this area include: the tapeti, the Andean fox, the vizcacha, the variable hawk, the American kestrel, the aplomado falcon, etc.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Sunchubamba - Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado". www.sernanp.gob.pe (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-05-11.
- ^ Stančík, Daniel; Peterson, Paul (2007). "A Revision of Festuca (Poaceae: Loliinae) in South American Paramos". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 56. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press: 46.
...on Sunchubamba–San Juan road...
- ^ Knapp, S. (2010). "Four New Vining Species of Solanum (Dulcamaroid Clade) from Montane Habitats in Tropical America". PLOS One. 5 (5): e10502. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0010502&type=printable.
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