by admin | Sep 30, 2019 | birds, education, macaws, RPT Research
What is the trigger for macaws to visit Ojochal and the surroundings of the reserve? That is the main question for the research that the student Marnix van Schaik from HAS University (Netherlands) carried on during his 5 months internship this year at Reserva Playa...
by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | butterflies, Community, education, Outreach
From the first Saturday of September, the Reserva Playa Tortuga Butterfly Garden will have a monthly guided tour open to the public. The visit lasts approximately 90 minutes, and will be guided by Melissa Jiménez or Graciela Pulido. Different species of butterflies...
by admin | Aug 7, 2019 | Community, education, RPT Research
Greetings from Reserva Playa Tortuga! We are currently seeking donations in materials to support the different projects that we carry on. These projects are for research, conservation and education purposes. If you would like to support Reserva Playa Tortuga research...
by admin | Apr 17, 2019 | Community, crocs, education
An awareness talk on snakes, spiders, scorpions, and other common critters of the area was held last Wednesday, April 10th, at the Reserva Playa Tortuga. The talk started with the director of RPT, Oscar Brenes, and followed by the anthropologist and herpetologist...
by admin | Feb 11, 2019 | birds, butterflies, children, Community, education, summer club, Turtles
So, the Summer Club 2019 is over and surely the kids had a blast. They learnt not just on the theory, but also on the field, about so many species and ecosystem in generally. Some of the activities they did were: canopy at Hacienda Baru, turtle exhumation and release,...
by admin | Feb 5, 2019 | Community, education, Internships, mammals, monkeys, RPT Research
The student from HAS University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands), Bas van der Zeijden has already finished his study to compare the mammals abundance between nature Reserve and other properties in Ojochal. He invited the neighbors that participate on this study and...