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Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve

The Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve or Thomas van der Hammen Forest Reserve is an area of the Bogotá savanna that is under environmental protection. The natural reserve was declared as such in year 2000 by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable development. It takes its name from the Dutch-Colombian geologist Thomas van der Hammen who devoted his life to the research of the region. The surface area of the protected reserve is approximately 1,395 hectares and it is located in the north of Bogotá.

Flora and fauna
The Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve is a rich natural area important for the biodiversity of the Bogotá savanna. Several endemic species have been registered, and two newly described species of butterflies were discovered in the Reserve. Two species, registered in the past; Cistothorus apolinari and Polystictus pectoralis have not been reported recently. Mammals Registered mammals are among others guinea pigs, Andean white-eared opossum (Didelphis pernigra), long-tailed weasel (Mustela frenata), and eleven species of bats. Bats Butterflies With 350 endemic species, Colombia occupies the first position worldwide in diversity of butterflies and after Peru, the second place in total number of registered butterfly species (3274). The Thomas van der Hammen Natural Reserve contains 23 (new studies report more than 26 with two new species in the genus Satyrinae discovered) species of butterflies. Other species of butterflies have been registered: == Gallery ==
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File:Reserva Thomas van der Hammen al 2016.jpg|Map of the extent in 2016 File:Humedal de la conejera.jpg|La Conejera wetland, part of the reserve == See also ==
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