Wenceslau Guimarães Ecological Station
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| Wenceslau Guimarães Ecological Station | |
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| Estação Ecológica de Wenceslau Guimarães | |
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| Nearest city | Wenceslau Guimarães, Bahia |
| Coordinates | 13°36′04″S 39°43′49″W / 13.601127°S 39.730321°W |
| Area | 2,418 hectares (5,980 acres) |
| Designation | Ecological station |
| Created | 21 February 1997 |
| Administrator | Secretaria de Meio Ambiente e Recursos Hídricos, BA |
The Wenceslau Guimarães Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica de Wenceslau Guimarães) is an ecological station in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
The Wenceslau Guimarães Ecological Station (ESEC) is in the municipality of Wenceslau Guimarães, Bahia. It has an area of 2,418 hectares (5,980 acres).[1] The 230,296 hectares (569,070 acres) Caminhos Ecológicos da Boa Esperança Environmental Protection Area, created in 2003, serves as a buffer zone.[2] The ESEC is in the Rio das Almas sub-basin of the Recôncavo Sul basin. It has Atlantic Forest vegetation. Endangered mammals include southern tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla), sloth, quaiti and the black-tufted marmoset (Callithrix penicillata). The rare white-necked hawk (Buteogallus lacernulatus) is found in the ESEC. It is threatened by deforestation, poaching and squatters.[3]