Osa Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by

SINAC National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC, es, Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación) is part of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) of Costa Rica. It is the administrator for the nation's national parks, conservation areas, an ...

for the purposes of conservation in

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, on the southern

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coast region. It contains two

National Park A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...

s, and numerous

Wildlife refuge A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

s and other types of

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Protected areas

Ballena Marine National Park Ballena Marine National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Marino Ballena), is a National Park of Costa Rica, part of the Osa Conservation Area created as a safe area for humpback whale migration, hence its name, as is the Spanish word for whale. The nat ...

* Caño Island Biological Reserve * Carate Mixed Wildlife Refuge *

Corcovado National Park Corcovado National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Corcovado) is a National Park on the Osa Peninsula, in Osa Canton, southwestern Costa Rica (9° North, 83° West), which is part of the Osa Conservation Area. It was established on 24 October 1975 ...

* Golfito Mixed Wildlife Refuge *

Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve ( es, Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Osa Conservation Area Osa Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservat ...

* Osa Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Pejeperro Wildlife Refuge *

Piedras Blancas National Park Piedras Blancas National Park is a national park part of the Osa Conservation Area. It is found in the Puntarenas Province of southern Costa Rica near the town of La Gamba. It protects rainforests and beaches near the Golfo Dulce on the Pacific C ...

* Preciosa-Platanares Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Punta Río Claro Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Quillotro Mixed Wildlife Refuge * Rancho La Merced Mixed Wildlife Refuge *

Térraba-Sierpe Wetland Térraba-Sierpe Wetland ( es, Humedal Térraba-Sierpe), is a protected area in Costa Rica, managed under the Osa Conservation Area Osa Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in C ...

References

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