According to the park's management plan, of all the species that have been identified in the Atlantic Rainforest,
15% of the amphibians (101), 19% of the reptiles (44), 36% of the birds (376) and 34% of the mammals (121),
occurr in the Intervales State Park. The main threat to this fauna
diversity are the illegal extraction of
palm heart, hunting and mining.
From a
social - cultural angle,
there live several descendants of African
slaves (
quilombolas) and little agriculture communities (
ribeirinhos)
in the proximity of Intervales State Park.
The
indigenous village (
Peguao-Ty),
close to the
Quilombo base, is home to about 20
Guarani families with approximately 90 people.
Currently, the park visit is limited to the
trails around its
headquarter in Ribeirão Grande.
For the future, other trails to waterfalls and viewpoints in the proximity of the eastern bases of the park
(
Quilombo,
Saibadela and
Guapiruvu), are projected.
See also:
guided tours
