Janos Biosphere Reserve
| Janos Biosphere Reserve | |
|---|---|
Biosphere reserve | |
| Designated | 2009 |
| Governing body | National Commission of Natural Protected Areas |
The Janos Biosphere Reserve (
History
The region contains
As a result of
In 1988, a complex of black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianu) burrows estimated to be 55,000 hectares (140,000 acres) was discovered.[2] In 1991, the Institute of Ecology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) began the first biological studies in the area and in 2001 a reintroduction program of the endangered black-footed ferret (Mustela nigripes) was started by the institution.[2] In January 2002, the process to be included in the Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (CONANP) was initiated.[2]
Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) became locally extinct within Mexico. Captive breeding program was launched within the US, and reintroductions have been made among the US and Mexico. Janos Reserve was one of those sites for reintroductions in 2009.[3]
On 28 November 2009, twenty-three genetically pure
In 2020, 19 plains bisons were transported to Maderas del Carmen, and formed the second rewilded herd in Mexico.[7]
Ecology
The total area of the reserve is 526,482 hectares (1,300,970 acres; 2,032.76 sq mi),
There are 383 species of fauna in the reserve, of which 79 are
Notable plant species in the reserve include the cimarron walnut (Juglans major) and biznaga cabeza de viejo (Mammillaria senilis).[6] In mountains of the reserve there are forests of quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), which are rare in Mexico.[2]
See also
- Mexican Protected Natural Areas
- List of protected grasslands of North America
References
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Janos from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 5 September 2021. [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j List, Rurik; Pacheco, Jesús; Ponce, Eduardo; Sierra-Corona, Rodrigo; Ceballos, Gerardo (August 2010). "The Janos Biosphere Reserve, Northern Mexico" (PDF). International Journal of Wilderness. 16 (2): 35–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Conservation leads to removal of Mexican wolf from extinct species list". 28 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Crece la población de bisontes en México". Televisa News (in Mexican Spanish). 31 May 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- PMID 18173472.
- ^ a b c d e "DECRETO por el que se declara como área natural protegida, con el carácter de reserva de la biosfera, la zona conocida como Janos, localizada en el Municipio de Janos, en el Estado de Chihuahua". dof.gob.mx (in Spanish). Diario Oficial de la Federación. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Cemex aids reintroduction of American bison in Northern Mexico".
External links
- Birds of Janos field guide from Conabio