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The Darien National Park has myriad habitats, ranging from rocky coastlines to sandy beaches to mangroves. The park also has expansive swamps and large areas of tropical forests. [1] It is rich in biodiversity and contains numerous threatened species. It has been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. [5]
The Pan-American Highway is a system of roads measuring about 30,000 km (19,000 mi) [14] in length that runs north–south through the entirety of North, Central and South America, with the sole exception of a 106 km (66 mi) stretch of marshland and mountains between Panama and Colombia known as the Darién Gap.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Panama.Among the mammals in Panama, two are classified as critically endangered, seven are endangered, eleven are vulnerable and three are near threatened.
The number of minors crossing the treacherous jungle between Colombia and Panama known as the Darien Gap is on pace to rise by 34% to reach 160,000 this year, the United Nations' Children Fund ...
Federal officials highlighted Thursday the U.S. government’s efforts to combat migration in the dangerous Darién Gap jungle between Panama and Colombia, where more than 250,000 people are ...
Deep in the Panamanian jungle, Venezuelan migrant Franca Ramirez was scrambling to reach higher ground as a rushing river broke its banks, he said, when something caught his eye: a group of young ...
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This snake is found in the Chocó-Darién Gap forests of eastern Panama and western Colombia. Its habitat is the humid tropical climate. DiCaprio’s Snail-eating snake was found foraging on shrubs, trees and palm fronds 200–300 cm above the ground. The S. irmelindicaprioae is named after Leonardo DiCaprio and his mother Irmelin Indenbirken ...