Cueva Murcielago Wildlife Refuge
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The Cueva Murciélago Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge
of Costa Rica
, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area
, and protects tropical forest in the coastal areas of the southern Nicoya Peninsula
near Cabuya.
Wildlife refuge
A wildlife refuge, also called a wildlife sanctuary, may be a naturally occurring sanctuary, such as an island, that provides protection for species from hunting, predation or competition, or it may refer to a protected area, a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected...
of Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area
Tempisque Conservation Area
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...
, and protects tropical forest in the coastal areas of the southern Nicoya Peninsula
Nicoya Peninsula
The Nicoya Peninsula is a peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica and lies in the Guanacaste Province in the north, and the Puntarenas Province in the south. It is located at . It varies from 19 to wide and is approximately long, and forms the largest peninsula in the country. It is known...
near Cabuya.
External links
- Cueva Murcielago Wildlife Refuge at Costa Rica National Parks