Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge

Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge
LocationCosta Rica
Nearest cityRío Cuarto, Alajuela
Coordinates10°17′43″N 84°12′32″W / 10.295278°N 84.208889°W / 10.295278; -84.208889
Area8.40 square kilometres (2,080 acres)
DesignationV10
Established1994
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge (Spanish: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bosque Alegre) is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area and created in 1994 under decree 22847-MIRENEM to protect the Lake Hule, Lake Congo and Lake Bosque Alegre, which together make up a lacustrine wetland with a great diversity of flora and fauna. It also protects an aquifer recharge zone for the Río Cuarto canton and surrounding populated centers.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Plan General de Manejo Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixto Bosque Alegre" (PDF). SINAC. Retrieved 23 April 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "REFUGIO DE VIDA SILVESTRE BOSQUE ALEGRE". SINAC. Retrieved 23 April 2020.


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