▁Environment . ▁The ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁ensure ▁protection ▁of ▁water ▁resources ▁and ▁vi ability ▁of ▁movement ▁of ▁species ▁of ▁native ▁fa una , ▁preserve ▁significant ▁samples ▁of ▁e cos ystem s ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁and ▁provide ▁controlled ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁public ▁use , ▁education ▁and ▁scientific ▁research . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁park ▁was ▁rec lass ified ▁as ▁an ▁e colog ical ▁station ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁re defined ▁boundaries , ▁now ▁covering ▁. ▁The ▁dec ree ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁governor ▁Sil val ▁Barb osa ▁during ▁the ▁last ▁days ▁of ▁his ▁administration . ▁An ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁owned ▁by ▁doctor ▁Fil into ▁Cor rea ▁da ▁Costa ▁was ▁added . ▁The ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁small ▁addition ▁was ▁question able , ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁below ▁rather ▁than ▁above ▁the ▁park , ▁and ▁only ▁contained ▁one ▁spring . ▁A ▁subsequent ▁aud it ▁found ▁various ▁irregular ities ▁in ▁the ▁purchase . ▁The ▁owner ▁had ▁suggested ▁the ▁ex prop ri ation , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁over - st ated ▁by ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁compens ation ▁of ▁R $ 7 ▁million ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁valu ation ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁double ▁market ▁prices . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Brazil ▁Category : E colog ical ▁stations ▁of ▁Brazil ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁of ▁M ato ▁Gros so ▁Category : Pro te cted ▁areas ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁An ▁air sm ith ▁is ▁a ▁gun