Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge Explained

Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge
Map:Costa Rica
Relief:yes
Location:Costa Rica
Nearest City:Río Cuarto, Alajuela
Coordinates:10.2953°N -84.2089°W
Area:8.4km2
Established:1994
Governing Body:National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Designation:V10

Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge (Spanish; Castilian: 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Plan General de Manejo Refugio de Vida Silvestre Mixto Bosque Alegre . SINAC . 23 April 2020 .
  2. Web site: REFUGIO DE VIDA SILVESTRE BOSQUE ALEGRE . SINAC . 23 April 2020.