Wildlife Refuges

In Costa Rica, wildlife refuges account for 445 acres (3.53%) of the national territory. These 60 refuges provide a safe haven for a variety of species endemic to Costa Rica. Visitors should bring binoculars and a camera.

Wildlife Refuges:

• Agua Buena Wildlife Refuge

• Aviarios del Caribe Wildlife Refuge
  (Sloth Rescue Center)

• Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge

• Bolanos Island Wildlife Refuge

• Bosque Alegre Wildlife Refuge

• Cacyra Wildlife Refuge

• Camaronal Wildlife Refuge

• Cano Negro Wildlife Refuge

• Carate Wildlife Refuge

• Cataratas Cerro Redondo Wildlife Refuge

• Cerro Dantas Wildlife Refuge

• Cipanci Wildlife Refuge

• Corredor Fronterizo Wildlife Refuge

• Costa Esmeralda Wildlife Refuge

• Cueva Murcielago Wildlife Refuge

• Curi Cancha Wildlife Refuge 

• Curu Wildlife Refuge

• Donald Peter Hayes Wildlife Refuge

• Dr. Archie Carr Wildlife Refuge

• Dr. Rafael Lucas Rodriguez Caballero Wildlife Refuge 

• Fernando Castro Cervantes Wildlife Refuge

• Finca Baru del Pacifico Wildlife Refuge

• Finca Hacienda La Avellana Wildlife Refuge

• Gandoca - Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

• Golfito Wildlife Refuge

  Hacienda Baru National Wildlife Refuge

• Hacienda Copano Wildlife Refuge 

• Iguanita Wildlife Refuge

• Jaguarandi Wildlife Refuge 

• Joseph Steve Friedman Wildlife Refuge  

• Junquillal Bay Wildlife Refuge

• La Ceiba Wildlife Refuge 

• La Ensenada Wildlife Refuge

• La Marta Wildlife Refuge

  La Selva Wildlife Refuge

• Las Camelias Wildlife Refuge

• Laguna Las Camelias Wildlife Refuge 

• Laguna Azul Wildlife Refuge 

• Limoncito Wildlife Refuge 

• Mata Redonda Wildlife Refuge

• Osa Wildlife Sanctuary (Private; nonprofit)

• Ostional Wildlife Refuge

• Paramo Wildlife Refuge 

• Pejeperro Wildlife Refuge 

• Penas Blancas Wildlife Refuge

• Playa Hermosa Wildlife Refuge

• Portalon Wildlife Refuge 

• Preciosa Platanares Wildlife Refuge   

• Punta Leona Wildlife Refuge

• Punta Rio Claro Wildlife Refuge 

• Quillotro Wildlife Refuge 

• Rancho La Merced Wildlife Refuge 

• RHR Blancas Wildlife Refuge 

• Rio Oro Wildlife Refuge

• Rio Piro Wildlife Refuge 

• Romelia Wildlife Refuge

• San Lucas Island Wildlife Refuge

• Surtubal Wildlife Refuge

• Tamarindo Wildlife Refuge

• Transylvania Wildlife Refuge  

• Werner Sauter Wildlife Refuge 

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