The Valdivian Coastal Range is a geographical region of southern Chile, along the Pacific coast. Named for the town of Valdivia, it covers about 1 million acres (4,000 km²) of the Valdivian temperate rain forests, approximately one-quarter of which are protected.

The region has long been geographically isolated, making it a haven for species that cannot be found anywhere else. Some of the rare species that inhabit the Valdivian Coastal Range include the pudu (the smallest deer in the world), the degu, the marine otter , and the colocolo, or mountain monkey (actually a marsupial).

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Conservation efforts