The Esteros del Ibera (or Ibera Wetlands) Nature Reserve protects a system of rain-fed streams, lakes and marshes covering more than one million hectares of north-eastern Corrientes province. There are over 60 lakes, including large open water stretches such as Laguna Ibera which is a Ramsar wetland of international importance.
The reserve is home to a rich flora and fauna of caimans, howler monkeys, marsh deer, capybaras, over 300 species of birds and 4000 species of native plants. Work is underway to reintroduce wildlife that became extinct or are under threat of extinction due to past persecution in Corrientes including giant anteater, marsh deer, collared peccary, maned wolf, tapir and jaguar.
