El Parque Nacional de Garajonay se extiende por 3,948 hectáreas en la isla de La Gomera y protege la laurisilva, un bosque húmedo subtropical endémico de las Islas Canarias. Alberga cerca de 1,000 especies de invertebrados y 38 especies de vertebrados, incluidas aves y reptiles endémicos. Los principales problemas son las especies exóticas invasoras y áreas degradadas. La administración se enfoca en conservar los recursos naturales y culturales mediante la restauración
28. Forest fires are the worst threat to the conservation of the park.
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30. Research in a national park is essential to obtain the necessary knowledge for proper management.
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34. National Park was declared in 1954 and World Reservation of the Biosphere in 2002.
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36. It is located in the center of the island coinciding with the geological formation of Taburiente's Boiler. Whereas the crestería that forms the rocky fence that her surrounds higher point, the so called Roque de los Muchachos, place in which there is located the Observatory of the Roque of the Boys.