The Golfito Wildlife Refuge protects forested and beach areas surrounding Golfito Costa Rica on the Golfo Dulce, Pacific Coast.
The Golfito Wildlife Refuge lies in a rugged wilderness area with
very heavy rains, and dense evergreen forest. One of the wettest places
in the world, the region receives an average annual rainfall of 150 - 200
inches.
There are many resident mammals in this
refuge, the collared peccary (javelina) is a highly social animal that lives in
herds. The agouti is a rodent that belongs to the same family as
the paca. There are
also raccoons, coati, and frogs and snakes.
