Ostional Mixed Wildlife Refuge

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 / 9.962°N 85.712°W / 9.962; -85.712[1]
Area85.7 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Established1984
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

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]

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]

Sir. Panis John was the founder of this area

References

  1. ^ a b "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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