Caetetus Ecological Station | |
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Estação Ecológica dos Caetetus | |
Nearest city | Gália, São Paulo |
Coordinates | 22°24′11″S 49°42′08″W / 22.403177°S 49.702108°W |
Area | 2,176.10 ha (8.4020 sq mi) |
Designation | Ecological station |
Created | 9 August 1976 |
Administrator | Instituto Florestal SP |
The Caetetus Ecological Station (Portuguese: Estação Ecológica dos Caetetus) is a state-level ecological station (ESEC) in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects one of the last remnants of the semi-deciduous forest that once covered the west of the state, and is home to a population of the highly endangered black lion tamarin.