Ostional Wildlife Refuge

Ostional Wildlife Refuge
IUCN Category IV (Habitat/Species Management Area)
Location within Costa Rica
Location	Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica
Coordinates	9°57′43″N 85°42′43″W / 9.962°N 85.712°W / 9.962; -85.712Coordinates: 9°57′43″N 85°42′43″W / 9.962°N 85.712°W / 9.962; -85.712[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. 

External links

• Ostional Wildlife Refuge at Costa Rica National Parks