Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Reserve

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Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Reserve

IUCN Category IV - Habitat / Species Management Area

Northern Tamandua in the reserve

Northern Tamandua in the reserve

location Limón , Costa Rica
surface 108.53 km²
WDPA ID 19402
Geographical location 9 ° 35 '  N , 82 ° 39'  W Coordinates: 9 ° 35 '3 "  N , 82 ° 38' 36"  W
Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Reserve (Limón Province)
Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Reserve
Setup date 1985

The Gandoca-Manzanillo National Wildlife Sanctuary (Spanish: Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Gandoca-Manzanillo ) in Costa Rica is a nature reserve that extends over an area of ​​50 km² on land and 44 km² on water. It is mainly used to protect mangrove trees (genus Rhizophora ), salt plants that occur in the tidal area of ​​tropical coasts. In particular, the occurrence of red mangroves ( Rhizophora mangle L.) in this region is considered to be ecologically valuable.

geography

The area is located on the border with Panama directly on the Caribbean coast in the southeast of Costa Rica, about 20 km from the tourist town of Puerto Viejo de Talamanca. The national park includes various biotopes: forest and swamp areas as well as lagoons and reefs, including a 5 km² coral reef .

Flora and fauna

In the 400 hectare marshland Pantano Punta Mona, numerous tropical plant species gather, including various species belonging to the sumac family and the large yollilo palm ( Raphia taedigera ). In the tidal area of ​​the Caribbean coast, the only functional mangrove ecosystem with occurrences of red mangroves ( Rhizophora mangle ) extends on the Atlantic, which is ecologically protected from contamination.

Redstart squirrel in the Gandoca Manzanillo area

The different habitats of the protected area are home to many animal species and, above all, various bird species. Harpies ( Harpia harpyja ) and brown-backed toucans ( Ramphastos swainsonii ) can be found in the swamp and forest regions . In the river area are caimans , a subfamily of alligators, and tarpon ( Megalops ) ago. On the coast there are coral reefs with diadem sea urchins (Diadematidae), sea ​​fans and various types of lobsters .

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