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Tutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area

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Tutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Map showing the location of Tutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area
Map showing the location of Tutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area
location in Mexico
LocationChihuahua and Sonora, Mexico
Coordinates28°28′53.3″N 108°14′59.6″W / 28.481472°N 108.249889°W / 28.481472; -108.249889
Area436,986 ha (1,687.21 sq mi)
Designated2001
AdministratorNational Commission of Natural Protected Areas

Tutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area is a protected area in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora in northwestern Mexico. It lies in the Sierra Madre Occidental, and covers an area of 4369.86 km2.[1] To the southeast it adjoins Papigochic Flora and Fauna Protection Area.

It preserves a portion of the Sierra Madre Occidental pine–oak forests.

The reserve was designated in 2001.[1]

Flora and fauna

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According to the National Biodiversity Information System of Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) in Tutuaca Flora and Fauna Protection Area there are over 1,510 plant and animal species from which 57 are in at risk category and 50 are exotics. [2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c UNEP-WCMC (2021). "Protected Area Profile for Meseta de Cacaxtla from the World Database of Protected Areas". Accessed 28 August 2021. [1]
  2. ^ Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. "Enciclovida (2022). Área de Protección de Flora y Fauna Tutuaca". Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  3. ^ Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. "Naturalista (2022). APFF Tutuaca = August 29, 2022".