Costa Rica: Raug Elena tauv huab qab mus tom hav zoov
Txhob Panama rau Pakistan, Qhab Meem teb kom Costa Rica, huab forests – uas Spanish npe hu ua bosque nuboso – them ib co 1% ntawm lub ntiaj teb no. Cov forests tsis tshua muaj tshwm sim nyob rau hauv teb chaws sov los yog huab mountainous tej qhov chaw uas tus mob atmospheric uas muaj yas hau zoo ib yam ntawm huab.
Lub zeem cia Monteverde tauv huab qab mus tom hav zoov yog tsim los pab rau 1972 thiab chiv them ib txhia 810 acres (328 his) cov av forested. Nta, Nws tiv cuag extends dua 35,089 acres (14,200 his) thiab encompasses yim neej aav atop cov Continental faib. Muaj ntau dua 100 hom tsiaj, 400 hom noog, thiab 1,200 hom amphibians thiab cov tsiaj reptiles nyob hauv nws cov bounds. Nws yog ib qhov ob peb ntxiv yeej txhawb tag nrho rau (6) hom miv tsev neeg – jaguars, ocelots, pumas, oncillas, margays, thiab jaguarundis – thiab raws li tus endangered 3-wattled bellbird thiab resplendent quetzal. Dhau 8 mais (13 km) ke yog siv rau cov qhua txog lawv tus kheej los yog rau ib daim ntawv qhia.
Raug Elena tauv huab qab mus tom hav zoov cia yog tsim los pab rau 1989 thiab yog tswj thiab ua los ntawm lub zej zos uas raug Elena. Nws yog ib tus thawj Guard hauv lub teb chaws kom ncaj qha tej tshuaj los ntawm lub zej zog yuav (ua kom ib lub koom haum ntawm tsoom fwv opposed), thiab yog cov piv txwv ntawm cov neeg yuav ua li cas cov khaws cia thiab kawm ntawm lawv ib cheeb tsam yav tom ntej. Nws muaj ib tug zoo qauv ntawm cov nroj tsuag thiab tsiaj txhu raws li tus Monteverde tauv huab qab mus tom hav zoov cia; Txawm li cas los, Nws kuj yog cov uas ua li ib lub vaj tse rau kab laug sab liab, uas yog tus Monteverde cia tsis haum. Nws cov 765 acres (310 his) party ke thaj tsam li 1-3 mais (1-5 km) nyob ntev, as Well as tus soj ntauwd uas affords views zoo heev ntawm lub roob Arenal hluav taws rau hnub uas yeej tseeb. (xa http://www.monteverdeinfo.com/monteverdes-cloud-forests.html)