Ocampo Flora and Fauna Protection Area

Ocampo Flora and Fauna Protection Area
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)[1]
Map showing the location of Ocampo Flora and Fauna Protection Area
Map showing the location of Ocampo Flora and Fauna Protection Area
LocationOcampo, Coahuila, Mexico
Coordinates28°48′00″N 103°00′00″W / 28.80000°N 103.00000°W / 28.80000; -103.00000
Area344,238 ha (1,329.11 sq mi)
Designationflora and fauna protection area
Designated2009
AdministratorNational Commission of Natural Protected Areas

Ocampo Flora and Fauna Protection Area is a protected area in northern Mexico. It covers an area of 3442.38 km2 in the state of Coahuila.[1]

It is bounded on the north by the Rio Grande, 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 to the north across the Rio Grande.[1] Together these protected areas form the Mexico-United States international park, also known as El Carmen Big Bend Complex, a proposed transboundary protected area which protects a significant portion of the eastern Chihuahuan Desert and the Rio Grande valley.

  1. ^ a b c UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Ocampo from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed September 2021. [1]