Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge

Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Junquillal Bay
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.


References

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



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