The park contains a wide stretch of land and accommodates around 9,000 people living in 92 charming villages. Spanning from a minimum elevation of 438 meters to a maximum of 1,486 meters at Montesinho, the park presents varied landscapes and awe-inspiring panoramas.[2]
The government of Portugal maintains a registry and facilitates placement of Cão de Gado Transmontano for flock and wolf protection through its agency, Parque Natural de Montesinho.[5]
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^ abc"Parque Natural de Montesinho". natural.pt. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^"Montesinho Natural Park – Pure Nature at Braganca". Tourola.eu. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^First brown bear sighting in Portugal in over a century
^"Native trees of Montesinho Natural Park". Flora-On. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
^Dohner, Janet Vorwald (December 12, 2007). Livestock Guardians: Using Dogs, Donkeys, and Llamas to Protect Your Herd. North Adams, MA: Storey Books. p. 122. ISBN9781580176958. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
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montesinho, natural, park, portuguese, parque, natural, montesinho, protected, area, located, municipalities, vinhais, bragança, northeastern, portugal, sections, southern, slopes, serra, coroa, sierra, culebra, fall, within, park, iucn, category, protected, l. The Montesinho Natural Park Portuguese Parque Natural de Montesinho is a protected area located in the municipalities of Vinhais and Braganca northeastern Portugal Sections of the southern slopes of the Serra da Coroa Sierra de la Culebra fall within the park Montesinho Natural ParkIUCN category V protected landscape seascape LocationBraganca District PortugalCoordinates41 54 00 N 6 52 9 W 41 90000 N 6 86917 W 41 90000 6 86917Area742 25 km2 286 58 sq mi 1 Max elevation1 486 m 4 875 ft CreatedAugust 30 1979 1979 08 30 AdministratorICNFThe park contains a wide stretch of land and accommodates around 9 000 people living in 92 charming villages Spanning from a minimum elevation of 438 meters to a maximum of 1 486 meters at Montesinho the park presents varied landscapes and awe inspiring panoramas 2 It has a varied avifauna more than 120 species of breeding birds including the presence of 70 of terrestrial animal species that occur in Portugal with emphasis on one of the most important Iberian wolf populations In 2019 a Cantabrian brown bear was sighted 3 The ichthyofauna fish includes the Northern straight mouth nase Luciobarbus bocagei and the brown trout 1 Shale dominates the landscape but there are also limestone stains in plateau areas and granite in the Montesinho mountain range 1 Native trees include Prunus avium Ulmus minor Corylus avellana Malus sylvestris Quercus pyrenaica among others It is the only place in Portugal where Euonymus europaeus can be found naturally 4 The government of Portugal maintains a registry and facilitates placement of Cao de Gado Transmontano for flock and wolf protection through its agency Parque Natural de Montesinho 5 Notes edit a b c Parque Natural de Montesinho natural pt Retrieved 1 March 2021 Montesinho Natural Park Pure Nature at Braganca Tourola eu Retrieved 1 July 2023 First brown bear sighting in Portugal in over a century Native trees of Montesinho Natural Park Flora On Retrieved 1 March 2021 Dohner Janet Vorwald December 12 2007 Livestock Guardians Using Dogs Donkeys and Llamas to Protect Your Herd North Adams MA Storey Books p 122 ISBN 9781580176958 Retrieved February 25 2017 External links editTravel guide on Montesinho Natural Park Birdwatching nbsp This Braganca location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to a protected area in Europe is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montesinho Natural Park amp oldid 1163392419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
