November 13, 2021 - Iberá National Park, Argentina

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Iberá National Park, Parana River
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Washes of green and tan tones mark the wetlands, grassland, savannah,
and forest of Argentina’s newest—and wettest—national park. Located in
the northeastern corner of the country and close to the Paraná River,
Iberá National Park spans about 530 square miles (1,381.4 km²) of the
Humid Chaco Region. The park was officially created in 2018, thanks to
the collaboration of several parties, the interest and cooperation of
residents, and donation of land purchased by the Conservation Land
Trust. Overgrazing by cattle and extensive hunting had damaged the
natural ecosystem and caused the extinction of several species within
the region, including the jaguar. With a view to restoring the
biodiversity, a program of “rewilding” has returned many species to the
region and is beginning to return the wetland to a more balanced
natural state. In 2021, the first jaguars have been returned to Iberá,
a “down payment” on a plan to restore a successful and genetically
diverse breeding population to their former homes.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board
NASA’s Aqua satellite acquired a true-color image centered on Iberá
National Park on November 9, 2021.

Image Facts
Satellite: Aqua
Date Acquired: 11/9/2021
Resolutions: 1km (213.1 KB), 500m (577.5 KB), 250m (1.3 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2021-11-13

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