Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Ostional Wildlife Refuge
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Location within Costa Rica
Location Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates [1]
Area 85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Established 1984
Governing body National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

The Ostional Wildlife Refuge is a 85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi)[1] Wildlife refuge of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, was originally declared a protected area in 1982, and its status has been changed several times since then, including covering a larger area both on land and out to sea. It was created to protect important nesting beaches of the Olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea).

References

  1. ^ a b "Ostional (Estatal) National Wildlife Refuge". protectedplanet.net. http://www.protectedplanet.net/sites/Ostional_Estatal_National_Wildlife_Refuge. 

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