by admin | Nov 8, 2022 | Community, Outreach
We had a great time last October 15th, for the Benefit Concert at Scarlet Villas Hotel, in Ojochal. We enjoyed some live music wih Ed Quesada, silent auction, merchandising sale, etc. We’d like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the following businesses...
by admin | Mar 19, 2022 | Community, RPT Research, Uncategorized, Volunteering
On February 2022 the first field task of the projects called “Identification and distribution of Rays populations in the Térraba River, Costa Rica” were carried out. This initiative financed by “beca azul” de Mision Tiburon aims to learn about the distribution of...
by admin | Jan 12, 2022 | Community, Turtles, Volunteering
Thanks for making this video which shows the work that Reserva Playa Tortuga has been doing for several years to help with the conservation of sea turtles. Also RPT runs different projects all year long, and we welcome not just local but also volunteers from all...
by admin | Aug 24, 2021 | Community, RPT Research, Turtles, Volunteering
Good news for sea turtles and wildlife lovers of Costa Rica: during August, HAWKSBILL sea turtles were released at Playa Hermosa de Osa, which would be the first recorded on this beach. Normally, olive ridley turtles arrive in this sector and recently there were also...
by admin | Jan 5, 2021 | RPT Research, Turtles, Volunteering
On Saturday night, Óscar, director of Reserva Playa Tortuga, had a hunch and decided to accompany some volunteers who would go to monitor Playa Hermosa the next day, a place that in recent months has received dozens of Olive Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) that...
Reserva Playa Tortuga is a non-profit biological research and education center formed in 2009 by community members (“citizen scientists”) and Costa Rican scientists. read more