Wildlife
The Diversity of Iberá
There are few regions in Argentina that can compare to the richness and diversity of species that are found in the Esteros del Iberá. In the last twenty-five years biologists are beginning to understand the importance of this vast fresh-water system to the biological community of Latin America. Though there are notable species that have been extirpated by being over-hunted or loss of their habitat by ranching and forestry plantations, there is a movement toward reintroducing those lost species and there are still hundreds of species of fauna, ave fauna and plant life left to be seen. At Estancia Socorro visitors can easily see wildlife such creatures as carpinchos, freshwater otters, alligators, marsh deer and with a little patience and good luck, one just might see the illusive Maned wolf, howler monkey or the sprocket deer. The crown jewel of the esteros, the jaguar, hasn't been seen in the area since the 1930's but biologists are hoping that it can make a comeback one day.
