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The Janos Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de la Biosfera de Janos) is a nature reserve in Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico.It protects a prairie ecosystem best known for its recovering and reintroduced species most notably the herd of American bison (Bison bison) which became the first re-established in Mexico.
The Malpai Borderlands share the geography of neighboring Mexico, including the Janos Biosphere Reserve, a 2,000 sq mi (5,200 km 2) conservation region bordering the New Mexican portion of the Malpai. [3]
UNESCO has designated certain natural protected areas in Mexico as international biosphere reserves through its Man and the Biosphere Programme.Some are also designated biosphere reserves by the Mexican government, while others have a different national designation (national park, flora and fauna protection area, etc.).
El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de la Biosfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar) is a biosphere reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] managed by the federal government of Mexico, specifically by Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the state governments of Sonora and the Tohono O'odham.
Reserva de la Biosfera Banco Chinchorro: Designated: 2 February 2004: Reference no. 1353 [1] Stilt houses off the southwestern end of Cayo Centro on Banco Chinchorro.
Ría Celestun Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de la Biosfera Ría Celestún) is a biosphere reserve in Mexico. It is located on the northwestern Yucatán Peninsula in the states of Yucatán and Campeche. The reserve is home to extensive mangrove wetlands, and rich in birds and other wildlife.
The Mexican wolf is the smallest of North America's gray wolf subspecies, [9] weighing 50–80 lb (23–36 kg) with an average height of 28–32 in (710–810 mm) and an average length of 5.5 ft (1.7 m). [10]
The El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve, in the Spanish language Reserva de la Biosfera el Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar, managed by the Mexican Federal Government's SEMARNAT - the Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the government of the State of Sonora's IMADES ...