Ostional Mixed Wildlife Refuge

Ostional Mixed Wildlife Refuge (Spanish: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixto Ostional), is an 85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi) Wildlife refuge of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, was originally declared a protected area in 1982,[2][1] 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).[3]

Ostional Mixed Wildlife Refuge
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixto Ostional
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Ostional Mixed Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Ostional Mixed Wildlife Refuge
Location within Costa Rica
LocationGuanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates9°57′43″N 85°42′43″W[1]
Area85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Established1984
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

According to the World Wildlife Fund, the Refuge is “one of the two most important areas in the world for nesting of the Olive Ridley turtle.”[4]

References
  1. "Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixto Ostional". Protected Planet. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  2. "Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixto Ostional Map". SINAC. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  3. Main, Douglas. "This could be the biggest sea turtle swarm ever filmed". www.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  4. "Ostional Wildlife National Refuge". World Wildlife Fund.


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