Border Corridor Wildlife Refuge (Spanish: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Corredor Fronterizo) is a wildlife refuge, running through Guanacaste, Arenal Huetar Norte and Tortuguero Conservation Areas, in the northern part of Costa Rica running as a 2,000 metre wide strip of land along the border with Nicaragua.[1]
Border Corridor Wildlife Refuge | |
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Refugio de Vida Silvestre Corredor Fronterizo | |
Location | Costa Rica |
Coordinates | 11°04′17″N 84°40′54″W / 11.0715°N 84.6818°W |
Area | 600.17 square kilometres (231.73 sq mi) |
Designation | V14 |
Established | 15 February 1994 |
Governing body | National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) |
It was created in 1994 by decree 22962-MIRENEM,[2] and there are no public facilities specifically for this refuge. The refuge contains a number of research programs of varying disciplines.
This refuge is partially disturbed but includes beaches, dry forests, wetlands, moist forests and coastal lagoons.
See also
edit- Korean Demilitarized Zone, for the efforts for a similar border corridor wildlife refuge.
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