Ranking #1 as the country with the highest amount of protected land, close to 26% of Costa Rica's territory is dedicated to protection and conservation of Flora and Fauna in National Parks, Biological Reserves, Wildlife Refuges, Marine Reserves, Biosphere Reserves and other protected areas.
Costa Rica's nature in numbers:
- Birds species: + 900
- Mammalian species: 205
- Reptilian species: 220
- Amphibian species: 160
- Insect species: + 34,000
- Plant species: + 9,000