Montesinho Natural Park

Coordinates: 41°54′00″N 6°52′9″W / 41.90000°N 6.86917°W / 41.90000; -6.86917
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Montesinho Natural Park
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The Montesinho Natural Park (

Serra da Coroa
(Sierra de la Culebra) fall within the park.

The park contains a wide stretch of land and accommodates around 9,000 people living in 92 charming villages. Spanning from a minimum elevation of 438 meters to a maximum of 1,486 meters at Montesinho, the park presents varied landscapes and awe-inspiring panoramas.[2]

It has a varied avifauna (more than 120 species of breeding birds), including the presence of 70% of terrestrial animal species that occur in Portugal, with emphasis on one of the most important Iberian wolf populations. In 2019 a Cantabrian brown bear was sighted.[3] The ichthyofauna (fish) includes the Northern straight-mouth nase, Luciobarbus bocagei and the brown trout.[1]

Shale dominates the landscape but there are also limestone stains in plateau areas and granite in the Montesinho mountain range.[1] Native trees include Prunus avium, Ulmus minor, Corylus avellana, Malus sylvestris, Quercus pyrenaica, among others. It is the only place in Portugal where Euonymus europaeus can be found naturally.[4]

The government of Portugal maintains a registry and facilitates placement of Cão de Gado Transmontano for flock and wolf protection through its agency, Parque Natural de Montesinho.[5]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c "Parque Natural de Montesinho". natural.pt. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Montesinho Natural Park – Pure Nature at Braganca". Tourola.eu. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. ^ First brown bear sighting in Portugal in over a century
  4. ^ "Native trees of Montesinho Natural Park". Flora-On. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. . Retrieved February 25, 2017.

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