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Ballena Marine National Park
To protect this valuable site, the government of Costa Rica created Ballena Marine National Park (PNMB) as a sanctuary for these and other marine species including pantropical spotted dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, manta rays, clownfish and mackerel. Isla Ballena is also an important nesting site of the American white ibis. The bird species found in the park also include frigatebirds and the brown booby.
The PNMB is the first Costa Rican protected area created exclusively for its marine
resources. It is also the first marine park in Central America (UCR-FUNDEVI 1995/SINAC) and is the eighth-best site for whale watching in the world, according to National Geographic.
Links:
www.sinac.go.cr www.youtube.com www.youtube.com/watch mongabay.com www.nacion.com
The Costa Rican Tourism Board thanks the biologists Javier Rodríguez, Frank Garita and Alberto Villarreal for their contributions to the content and reviewing process for this infographic on humpback whales. Thanks also go to Marjorie Solís, Jorge Duarte and Ruth Alfaro for their contributions to the content of this infographic.
Coordination and production: Mario B. Badilla Jara. Design and layout: Floria Leiva Pacheco. Illustrations: Alexander Salazar.
A production of the Tourism Development Department, Planning and Development Office, Costa Rican Tourism Board.
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