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Arenal Costa Rica
Caño
Negro National Wildlife Refuge
Area:
9,940 Ha. Location: In the Los Chiles and Guatuso
regions, of the Alajuela Province
This
refuge protects one of the most important wetland
regions in our territory. It is considered of
international importance because it protects
a wide range of migratory species and endangered
species, as well as species which are commercially
important.
Caño
Negro Lake-a shallow, seasonal, freshwater lake
extending over 800 hectares-is a spill-off site
for the adjacent Frio River and its tributary,
the Monica River.
The area
formed by the lake and its surroundings constitutes
one of the most biologically diverse regions,
and is of vital importance in maintaining optimum
environmental conditions in the northern part
of the country. The region is also inhabited
by a wide range of flora and fauna and natural
communities, many of them unique and endangered.
Caño Negro is a bird watchers paradise during
the second half of the year, when great flocks
of ducks, herons and other waterfowl gather
there. Cano Negro has been designated a wetland
of international importance under the RAMSAR
convention.
This
makes the area important worldwide, since, combined
with the wetland regions south of Nicaragua
Lake, it is one of the most outstanding examples
of wetlands in Mesoamerica.
The refuge
provides food for migratory birds from the North.
There are also plants and animals not found
anywhere else in the country, as well as many
kinds of birds and fish suitable for human consumption.
This is one of the few areas where the gar fish
is found.
The white-faced monkey, spider monkey, howler
monkey, sloth, pink flamingo, "garzas",
caimans, and turtles are common animals in this
unique reserve, as are over 60 species of birds,
which have been reported in the studies of this
area.
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