Molle (Schinus marchandii) tree Parque National Monte Leon Atlantic coast Santa Cruz Province Southern Patagonia Argentina

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Monte León National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Monte León) established in 2004 on a former 165, 000 acre sheep ranch in the east of Santa Cruz Province is the latest and most significant attempt to preserve the steppe's unique flora and fauna. It is arid grassland typical of the Patagonian steppe, beautified by 40 km of Atlantic coast with breeding colonies of 60, 000 pairs of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) and numerous marine rock cormorants (Phalacrocorax magellanicus). ID biologist Claudia Marcela Guerrido

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Location: Parque National Monte Leon Atlantic coast Santa Cruz Province Southern Patagonia Argentina South Ame
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka / Alamy / Afripics
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