Ocampo Flora and Fauna Protection Area is a protected area in northern Mexico. It covers an area of 3442.38 km
2 in the state of
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...
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It is bounded on the north by the ]Rio Grande
The Rio Grande ( or ) in the United States or the Río Bravo (del Norte) in Mexico (), also known as Tó Ba'áadi in Navajo language, Navajo, is one of the principal rivers (along with the Colorado River) in the Southwestern United States a ...
, which forms the border with the United States. It adjoins Maderas del Carmen Biosphere Reserve on the west, Cañón de Santa Elena Flora and Fauna Protection Area to the east, and Big Bend National Park
Big Bend National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States located in West Texas, bordering Mexico. The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topograph ...
to the north across the Rio Grande.[ Together these protected areas form the Mexico-United States international park, also known as El Carmen Big Bend Complex, a proposed ]transboundary protected area
A transboundary protected area (TBPA) is an ecological protected area that spans boundaries of more than one country or sub-national entity. Such areas are also known as transfrontier conservation areas (TFCAs) or peace parks.
TBPAs exist in ma ...
which protects a significant portion of the eastern Chihuahuan Desert and the Rio Grande valley.
Flora and Fauna
According to the National Biodiversity Information System of (CONABIO) in Ocampo Flora and Fauna Protection Area there are over 515 plant and animal species from which 39 are in at risk category and 14 are exotics.
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Flora and fauna protection areas of Mexico
Protected areas of Coahuila
Protected areas of the Chihuahuan Desert