Does anybody know anything about the park being closed in December and January?
thank you
Reply to this From a secondary source, not from me, so cannot vouch for reliability...
We do not have all the answers yet, but the government of Costa Rica has closed Parque Nacional Corcovado while a team of experts investigate the strange deaths of many animals there.
The park is on the Pacific coast of the Osa Peninsula in southwest Costa Rica. It is a treasure house of nature with many species and varieties.
The park has been closed from Monday to at least until Dec. 20. The team of experts are trying to figure out what is killing the creatures, including toucans, monkeys, sloths and macaws.
Animals have been dying since October. Park officials attributed the deaths to hunger and thirst, although others in the area do not agree. The animals deaths are believed to have taken place in an area larger than the park, which is nearly 44,000 hectares, about 110,000 acres.
Some concern has been expressed by local officials that the situation would have an adverse effect on tourism, and there has been no public announcement of the closure. A.M. Costa Rica confirmed the situation with a park official this afternoon and a copy of the closure order was provided to reporter José Pablo Ramírez Vindas by FAX.
The park is a wintering spot for birds from the north, so the possibility of a transmittable virus is on the minds of officials. However, the Ministerio de Salud has not made any comment and the minister could not be contacted this afternoon.
Gary
San Francisco, CA./Puerto Vallarta, JAL.
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Reply to this Thank you for the answer. I got the same response from the Corcovado Park Officials in Puerto Jimenez. It would be a shame if the park will remain closed... we were planning to spend the New Years Eve there.
Mihaela
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