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In 1934, a law was passed creating the National Parks system, formalising the protected area as the Nahuel Huapi National Park and creating the Iguazú National Park. [2] Thus, Argentina was the third country in the Americas, after United States and Canada to establish a national parks system. [2]
Rivers and streams in Argentina have many species of trout and the South American golden dorado. Well known snake species inhabiting Argentina include boa constrictors and a very venomous pit viper named the yarará. The hornero was elected the national bird after a survey in 1928. [5] Insects, like Eriopis connexa are found throughout the ...
This is a list of the native mammal species recorded in Argentina. As of January 2020, the list contains 402 mammal species from Argentina , of which one is extinct, seven are critically endangered, seventeen are endangered, sixteen are vulnerable, and thirty are near threatened.
While not considered an endangered species in southern Argentina and Chile, dead guanacos are a common sight throughout this region where they are entangled on fences. Studies have found that annual yearling mortality on fences (5.53%) was higher than adult mortality (0.84%) and was more frequent in ovine (93 cm high) than bovine (113 cm) fences.
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National Geographic Wild (shortened as Nat Geo Wild and abbreviated NGW) is a global pay television network owned by National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%). [2] The channel primarily focuses on wildlife and natural history non-fiction programming.
Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that encompasses the southern end of South America, governed by Argentina and Chile.The region comprises the southern section of the Andes Mountains with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.
The first site listed was the Los Glaciares National Park, at the 5th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Sydney, Australia, in October 1981. [4] The most recent site listed was the ESMA Museum, in 2023. Five sites in Argentina are listed for their natural and six for cultural properties.