Península de Hualpén Nature Sanctuary
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Península de Hualpén Nature Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)[1] | |
Location | Concepción, Biobío, Chile |
Nearest city | Hualpén |
Coordinates | 36°47′S 73°10′W / 36.78°S 73.17°W |
Area | 23.38 km2 (9.03 sq mi) |
Designation | Nature sanctuary |
Designated | 1976 |
Península de Hualpén Nature Sanctuary is a protected area near Concepción in Biobío Region of central Chile. The sanctuary covers the Hualpén Peninsula, which extends into the Pacific Ocean west of the city of Hualpén and north of the mouth of the Biobío River.[1]
In July 2018, a company called Agrícola Agrinama S.A. proposed a residential real-estate project on the peninsula that could house 5,000 people.[2][3] However, the project faces opposition as it could destroy much of the natural biodiversity of the peninsula.[2]
The peninsula is home to 70 types of birds, 14 of which are endangered.[2] One species of moth, Keiferia dalibori, was discovered here in 2010.[4]
References
- ^ a b UNEP-WCMC (2023). Protected Area Profile for Península de Hualpén from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ a b c Poulson, Dave (2018-12-28). "A peninsula at risk - Knight Center for Environmental Journalism". knightcenter.jrn.msu.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ Concepción, Diario. "Empresa defiende proyecto inmobiliario en Ramuntcho". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-24.
- ^ King, Gareth Edward; Montesinos, José Luis Viejo (2012-10-01). "Keiferia dalibori sp. nov. (Insecta: Lepidoptera; Gelechiidae) a new species from Chile". Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia - Series A: Vertebrata. 55 (1): 59–64. doi:10.3409/azc.55_1.59. ISSN 1895-3123.
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