Serra das Araras Ecological Station


Serra das Araras Ecological Station is an ecological station in Mato Grosso, Brazil.
It contains a sample of the Cerrado biome.

Location

The reserve, which has an area of, was created on 31 May 1982.
It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.
It covers parts of the Cáceres and Porto Estrela municipalities of Mato Grosso.

Environment

The ecological station contains an area of the Cerrado biome and lies in the corridor linking the Amazon and Pantanal regions.
It is in an area of parallel mountain ranges that forms the watershed between the Cuiabá and Paraguay rivers in the Parana river basin, and the Arinos and Teles Pires rivers of the Amazon basin.
The Salobro River, a left tributary of the Paraguay River, is formed in the station by the confluence of the Camarinha, Miranda, Pedro, Ribeirão, Salobinha and Três Ribeirões streams, which start in the station, and the Cajurú, Córrego Velho, Fundo, Quilombo and Pacova do Eugênio, which start outside the station.

Conservation

The reserve is classified as International Union for Conservation of Nature category Ia.
The purpose is to preserve nature and support scientific research.
The endangered White-cheeked spider monkey and critically endangered blue-eyed ground dove is protected in the reserve.