Lagamar de Cananéia State Park
The Lagamar de Cananéia State Park is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.Location
The Lagamar de Cananéia State Park is in the municipalities of Cananéia and Jacupiranga, São Paulo.
It has an area of.
The park is in the Vale do Ribeira region, and holds part of the Iguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex, one of the largest breeding grounds for South Atlantic marine species.
It was recognized by UNESCO as a core zone of Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, and a natural World Heritage Site.
Tucuxi dolphins are often seen in the estuary complex.
The Superagui lion tamarin was found in the south sector of the park in 1990, a critically endangered species endemic to the region.History
The Lagamar de Cananéia State Park is one of several conservation units created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008, in which the Jacupiranga Mosaic was created from the former Jacupiranga State Park and its surrounding lands.
The park is a fully protected conservation unit.
Objectives include preservation of ecosystems and genetic diversity, and support of scientific research, environmental education and ecotourism.
As of 2015 access to the park was restricted to researchers, although there were plans to open to the public.
