About RPT
Reserva Playa Tortuga is a non-profit biological research and education center formed in 2009 by community members (“citizen scientists”) and Costa Rican scientists. RPT aims to contribute to the fields of biological research and science-based conservation management as well as fomenting a culture of environmental conservation in the areas influenced by the National Wetlands of the Terraba-Sierpe basin.
RPT is committed to developing and implementing community-based real-world projects and conservation management solutions, using the best research science and conservation management practices.
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Environmental Education + Outreach
Sea Turtle Conservation Program
Tree Boas Population Study
As part of the research, we are conducting night walks in the forest to spot and catch boas, measure them and tag individuals by use of pit tags. read more
Mammal Inventory Project
Crocodilian Monitoring Project
Birds Monitoring Project
Butterfly Garden Project
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Vehicles en Playa Hermosa cause the death of newly hatched Olive Ridlet sea turtles
On Saturday, August 19, in Playa Hermosa de Uvita, Costa Ballena Lifeguards, who collaborate with Reserva Playa Tortuga in the protection of sea turtles, encountered a sad scene: newborn olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were found dead due to to the...
Closing the turtle season 2022-2023 at Playa Hermosa, Uvita
With the release of 74 green turtles, Chelonia mydas, in Playa Hermosa on Thursday, April 13, the 2022-2023 turtle season came to an end. Throughout the season, as is customary in the Reserva Playa Tortuga (RPT), patrolling efforts were made to search for nests in...
RPT presented results of the rocky reef monitoring project in three protected areas of the Central Pacific of Costa Rica
On March 28, 2023, the workshop to present results of the project called "Scientific studies of the marine-coastal habitats of 3 ACOPAC Protected Areas (Manuel Antonio National Park, Isla San Lucas National Park, National Wildlife Refuge Playa Hermosa-Punta Mala)” was...
RPT organizó sus puertas abiertas para celebrar el Día Mundial de la Vida Silvestre y presentar sus proyectos a la comunidad
El 3 de marzo se celebró el Día Mundial de la Vida Silvestre con el lema “Alianzas en favor de la conservación de la vida silvestre” en homenaje a aquellas personas que trabajan colaborativamente para cuidar y conservar la fauna y flora silvestre. En este contexto, la...