Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge

Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Junquillal Bay
Map showing the location of Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge
Location within Costa Rica
LocationGuanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates10°57′52″N 85°40′53″W / 10.9644°N 85.6814°W / 10.9644; -85.6814[1]
Area4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Established1995
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge, also called the Bahia Junquillal National Wildlife Refuge, is a 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi) wildlife refuge in Guanacaste Province of northwestern Costa Rica.

It is a part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site.

It protects areas of tropical dry forest and coastal mangroves.


Shoreline along Junquillal Bay.

References

  1. ^ "Bahía Junquillal (Estatal) National Wildlife Refuge". protectedplanet.net.



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