Isla de Lobos

Isla de Lobos is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, about 8 kilometers southeast of Punta del Este, which is Uruguay's southernmost emerging point. Administratively, it is part of the Maldonado department.

Isla de Lobos is a Nature Reserve because it is home to the Western Hemisphere's largest population of sea lions. The fine or two-haired wolf and the sea lion, the one-haired wolf or wig wolf, live on the island. A 2005 census counted 1,500 lions and 250,000 sea lions. Killer whales and several bird species

It is now a Nature Reserve that includes the National Park of Coastal Islands, which is managed by Uruguay's Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture, and Fisheries' General Directorate of Renewable Natural Resources and National Directorate of Aquatic Resources.

Location: Punta del Este, Uruguay