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The wildlife of Costa Rica comprises all naturally occurring animals, fungi and plants that reside in this Central American country. Costa Rica supports an enormous variety of wildlife, due in large part to its geographic position between North and South America, its neotropical climate, and its wide variety of habitats.
Although the conservation movement developed in Europe in the 18th century, Costa Rica as a country has been heralded its champion in the current times. [1] Costa Rica hosts an astonishing number of species, given its size, having more animal and plant species than the US and Canada combined [2] hosting over 500,000 species of plants and ...
Kids Saving the Rainforest (KSTR) is a Costa Rica–based non-governmental non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1999 to plant trees in depleted areas of the country, and to rescue, rehabilitate and, when possible, release the animals who live in these forests. Since its inception, Kids Saving the Rainforest has planted or is in the ...
Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center, formerly Rescate Animal Zoo Ave, is an urban park of approximately 14 hectares (35 acres), located in La Garita, [2] in the canton of Alajuela, Costa Rica. [3] It has an average altitude of 814 meters and is bounded to the north by the bed of the river Rio Poas.
The Diriá National Park, until 2004 the Diriá National Forest Wildlife Refuge, is a National Park of Costa Rica south of Santa Cruz in the Guanacaste Province, and forms part of the Tempisque Conservation Area.
Dantas Hill Private Wildlife Refuge (Spanish: Refugio de Vida Silvestre Privado Cerro Dantas), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Central Conservation Area, it was created in 1998 by decree 26661-MINAE.
Dr. Archie Carr Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge located within the Tortuguero Conservation Area, in the Limón Province of northeastern Costa Rica. The refuge is located north of the village of Tortuguero , between the Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge and the Tortuguero National Park .
Barra del Colorado Wildlife Refuge is a wildlife refuge, part of the Tortuguero Conservation Area, in Limón Province in the northeastern part of Costa Rica. It is the second largest rain forest preserve in the country and protects areas that contain hot humid forests , mangroves , canals and marine areas.