Camaronal Wildlife Refuge

Camaronal Wildlife Refuge

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location = Costa Rica
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area = 578 acres
established = 1994
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governing_body = National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

The Camaronal Wildlife Refuge is a Wildlife refuge of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, on the Pacific Coast of the Nicoya Peninsula.

The refuge was created for the protection of sea turtles nesting sites for Leatherback, Olive Ridley and Hawksbill turtles. The success of the program was evidenced by the November 2006 mass arrival of egg-laying turtles (the first registered in 15 years). Unfortunately, proposed massive and unregulated real-estate developments constitute a grave threat to the Camaronal Wildlife Refuge. Although there is a groundswell of activism opposing said development, the Camaronal Wildlife Refuge's future remains uncertain.

* [http://www.nosararealestate.com/costarica/viewimage.php?imageID=1054&type=listing] Proposed development layout

External links

* [http://www.costarica-nationalparks.com/camaronalwildliferefuge.html Camaronal Wildlife Refuge] at Costa Rica National Parks


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  • Tempisque Conservation Area — is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the western part of Costa Rica, including the Tempisque River valley and the Nicoya Peninsula . It contains a number of National Parks, Wildlife refuges and… …   Wikipedia

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