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Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba National Park
Nascentes do
Rio
Parnaíba
National Park
is a
national park
of
Brazil
.
Location
The park is in the
cerrado
biome
.
It covers.
It was established on
16 July
2002, and is administered by the
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
.
The park
lies
in parts of the
municipalities
of
Formosa do Rio Preto
in
Bahia
,
Lizarda
,
Mateiros
and
São Félix do Tocantins
in
Tocantins
,
Alto Parnaíba
in
Maranhão
, and
Barreiras do Piauí
,
Corrente
,
Gilbués
and
São Gonçalo do Gurguéia
in
Piauí
.
Conservation
Protected species
in the park include the
jaguar
,
cougar
and
giant armadillo
.