The Tortuguero National Park Costa Rica

The park has:

* 57 species of amphibians.
* 111 species of reptiles.
* 309 species of birds recorded.
* 30 species of fresh water fish, included the Gar, considered to be a living fossil
* 60 species of mammals.

"Costa Rica, although a small country of Tropical America, with only 0.03 % of Earths surface, is one of the richest nations in biological terms. The National Study of Biodiversity shows the country possesses around 505000 species; only 85000 have been described yet. According to this study, there are around 850 bird species, 228 mammal species, 218 reptile species, 160 amphibian species, around 360000 insect species and around 10000 plant species.

Such variety is explained by the special place Costa Rica occupies within the Neotropical region, being a biological bridge between North and South America. The country fulfills an important role as a point of encounter and migration for hundreds of animals and plant species, in addition of its endemic species.

The country's environmental policies have favored the conservation of representative samples of the different ecosystems in the Territory: The National System of Conservation Areas ( SINAC ) protects 25 % of the country's territory. 5 % of the planets biodiversity is protected in tiny Costa Rica."