Mata Redonda Wildlife Refuge

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Mata Redonda Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Location Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Nearest city Rosario, Guanacaste
Coordinates 10°18′53″N85°24′54″W / 10.3146°N 85.415°W / 10.3146; -85.415 [1]
Area920 acres (3.7 km2)
Established1994
Governing bodyNational System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)

The Mata Redonda Wildlife Refuge is a Wildlife refuge of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area, which protects tropical forest and wetlands near the Tempisque River and the town of Rosario, Guanacaste.

It consists of seasonal palustrine wetland and contains habitats suitable for over 60 species of resident and migratory water birds, including black-bellied whistling ducks and jabiru.

References

  1. "Mata Redonda (Estatal) National Wildlife Refuge". protectedplanet.net.