Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge

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Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge
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Location Costa Rica
Nearest city Río Cuarto, Alajuela
Coordinates 10°17′43″N84°12′32″W / 10.295278°N 84.208889°W / 10.295278; -84.208889 Coordinates: 10°17′43″N84°12′32″W / 10.295278°N 84.208889°W / 10.295278; -84.208889
Area8.40 square kilometres (2,080 acres)
DesignationV10
Established1994
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge (Spanish : Refugio de Vida Silvestre Bosque Alegre) is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area and created in 1994 under decree 22847-MIRENEM to protect the Lake Hule, Lake Congo and Lake Bosque Alegre, which together make up a lacustrine wetland with a great diversity of flora and fauna. It also protects an aquifer recharge zone for the Río Cuarto canton and surrounding populated centers. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Plan General de Manejo Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixto Bosque Alegre" (PDF). SINAC. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "REFUGIO DE VIDA SILVESTRE BOSQUE ALEGRE". SINAC. Retrieved 23 April 2020.


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