Curú Wildlife Refuge
| Curú Wildlife Refuge | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
  Location within Costa Rica | |
| Location | Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica |
| Coordinates | 9°47′36″N 84°55′21″W / 9.7934°N 84.9226°W[1] |
| Area | 173 acres (0.70 km2) |
| Established | 1983 |
| Governing body | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
The Curú Wildlife Refuge is a Wildlife refuge of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, tropical dry forests on the southern Nicoya Peninsula, near Tambor. Although it is a wildlife refuge it is also private property forming part of a ranch of 12.14 square kilometres. One third of the property is used for cattle breeding and growing crops such as soursop, guava, banana, mango and African oil palm, while the remaining two thirds retains its natural vegetation.[2]
The refuge protects the habitat of many types of birds, as well as animals such as white-tailed deer, mantled howler monkeys, Panamanian white-faced capuchin monkeys, coyotes, armadillos and boa constrictors.
References
- ^ "Curu (Estatal) National Wildlife Refuge". protectedplanet.net.
- ^ McKinney, Tracie (April 2014). "Species-Specific Responses to Tourist Interactions by White-Faced Capuchins (Cebus imitator) and Mantled Howlers (Alouatta palliata) in a Costa Rican Wildlife Refuge". International Journal of Primatology. 35: 573−589. doi:10.1007/s10764-014-9769-1.
External links
- Curú Wildlife Refuge at Costa Rica National Parks
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