As a South American nation Ecuador is a country which has abundance of topography and fauna. It is proud to have the three beautiful national parks that have so much bio-logical diversity. Amongst the wildlife dwelling in South America there is one that grabs attention – the pink River Dolphins also given the name of the boto mainly due to its rosy pink hue and its intelligence.
These interesting and shy species are spotted navigating the Amazon River passing through the three popular Ecuador National Parks – Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, Yasuní National Park and the Nimaguar Provincial Park.
The Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
This park is home to over 530 species of birds, 50 species of mammals, as well as various lizards and frogs that simply classify it as the biological peak of Ecuador’s conservative areas. This reserve covers a total area of approximately 603,380 ha of land and water in the Andean foothills and eastern edge of the Amazon. It is from this location that the pink dolphin can be sighted in the river waters.
The adults pink dolphins are as big as 8.2ft in length and weigh up to 440lbs, making the group of freshwater mammals the largest on planet earth. These beautiful animals are of many colours but majorly pink and gray ones are most spotted. They are pink in colour as a result of carotene in their skin, and hence are easily distinguished from other members of the Riveryonga.
Yasuní National Park
Travelling further towards Ecuador’s south territory, you will come across the Yasuní National Park. They cover an area of about 982000 hectares and is the home to the highest level of biodiversity of any national park on the earth. This large oblong shaped reserve today is home to 239 species of amphibians, 120 types of mammals, and 550 bird species.
In aquatic environment including Tiputini, Napo, and Curaray rivers, the pink dolphins encounter with relatively moderate level of human activities within the park. This makes the per prospective of sharing space with these giant animals very high and offer vast opportunity to observe their behavior and interaction apart from the abundance of wildlife specifies dwelling there.
Nimaguar Provincial Park
The Nimaguar Provincial Park occupies the territory of the extended country’s south and has no other merit besides exclusivity of the exclusive landscapes and wildlife. It is located at the merging of Pastaza and Naparu rivers. The park also holds marsh areas, abandoned oxbow lakes and lowland tropical moisture-drenched forests that are valuable for the habitat of pink river dolphins.
The park is less frequented by tourists but the chance to watch pink dolphins is great. Due to stretches and wetlands, Nimaguar Provincial Park is the best places to enjoy these giants since the environment is composed and calm.
Conclusion
Ecuador’s national parks have long been valued for the rare and delicate biosystem. Some of the parks are favorites holding impressive attractions such as the unique pink river dolphins. You can spot the pink dolphin in the National Parks best between June and October –the dry season. Visitors can go for the day boat trip for a deeper exploration of the park. To view other forms of these celestial creatures along with other amazing marine life navigating the Amazon River, canoeing offers the best way.
