Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo

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IUCN Category VI protected area protected area wildlife reserve

Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo is a protected wildlife reserve in Ecuador that conserves high-Andean ecosystems around Mount Chimborazo and provides habitat for species such as vicuñas, llamas, and alpacas.

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Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf IUCN Category VI protected area ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wildlife reserve ⓘ
allowsUse community-based tourism ⓘ
regulated grazing of camelids ⓘ
altitudeRange approximately 3,200 to over 6,000 meters above sea level ⓘ
climate cold high-mountain climate ⓘ
strong solar radiation and large daily temperature variation ⓘ
contains glacial and periglacial zones of Chimborazo ⓘ
springs and headwaters that feed regional rivers ⓘ
country Ecuador ⓘ
establishedFor protection of native camelids ⓘ
protection of water sources for surrounding communities ⓘ
governingBody Minister of Environment, Water and Ecological Transition of Ecuador ⓘ
surface form: Ministerio del Ambiente de Ecuador
habitatFor Andean condor ⓘ
Andean fox ⓘ
alpaca ⓘ
llama ⓘ
tapir ⓘ
various high-Andean bird species ⓘ
vicuña ⓘ
white-tailed deer ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Andes ⓘ
Northern Andes in Ecuador ⓘ
surface form: Sierra region of Ecuador

provinces of Chimborazo, Tungurahua and Bolívar ⓘ
mainObjective conservation of high-Andean fauna ⓘ
conservation of páramo vegetation ⓘ
reintroduction and management of vicuñas ⓘ
namedAfter Chimborazo ⓘ
surface form: Chimborazo volcano
nearbyCity Ambato ⓘ
Riobamba ⓘ
partOf Sistema Nacional de Áreas Protegidas del Ecuador ⓘ
protects Andean grasslands ⓘ
high-Andean ecosystems ⓘ
páramo ecosystems ⓘ
supports indigenous and peasant communities in sustainable use of resources ⓘ
surrounds Chimborazo ⓘ
surface form: Mount Chimborazo
threat climate change impacts on glaciers and páramo ⓘ
overgrazing in some sectors ⓘ
tourismActivity mountaineering on Chimborazo ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
vegetationType cushion plants ⓘ
páramo grasses ⓘ
shrubs adapted to high altitude ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chimborazo Province → containsProtectedArea → Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo ⓘ
Riobamba → hasNearbyAttraction → Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo ⓘ
this entity surface form: Chimborazo Fauna Production Reserve
Carihuairazo → partOf → Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo ⓘ
Carihuairazo → protectedArea → Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo ⓘ
Chimborazo → protectedArea → Reserva de Producción de Fauna Chimborazo ⓘ