Sonoran Desert: State of the Desert Biome: Table 10a: Protected Areas in the Mexican Portion of the Sonoran Desert Bioregion

Principal Biotic Community	Protected Area Name	Status	Area (ha)
Lower Colorado River Valley	El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar	Biosphere Reserve	743,217
	Delta del Rio Colorado and Alto Golfo de California	Biosphere Reserve	934,756
Plains of Sonora	Centro Ecológico de Sonora	State Park ^{1, 2}	~1,000
	Abelardo L. Rodríguez Reservoir/ El Molinito	Ecological Conservation Zone ²	28,000
Central Gulf Coast	Cajón del Diablo	Hunting Reserve ^{3, 4}	50,000
	Tiburon Island	Nature/wildlife Reserve	120,756
	Gulf of California Islands	Migratory Bird and Wildlife Refuge	418,910
	Sierra Bacha/Punta Cirio	Hunting Reserve, Private ⁶	--
Viscaino	El Vizcaino	Biosphere Reserve ⁶	2,546,790
	Valle de los Cirios	Forest, Flora and Fuana Protection Zone ⁶	--
Semidesert Grassland	Arroyo Los Nogales	Protected Zone ³	8,650
Other 5	Sierra de Alamos and Arroyo Cuchujaqui	Forest, Flora and Fauna Protection Zone	96,100

Source: Alberto Búrquez and Angelina Martinez-Yrízar, Conservation and Landscape Transformation in Sonora, Mexico (1997)

Table 10a: Protected Areas in the Mexican Portion of the Sonoran Desert Bioregion