by admin | Sep 20, 2016 | Volunteering
Curious what it is like to be a RPT volunteer? Especially during turtle season? We thought you might be, so here’s a little something to give you an idea. First, the backstory: The beach hatchery and camp have already been built, in anticipation of the arriving...
by admin | Sep 11, 2016 | RPT Research
There are many environmental factors that affect whether or not a turtle will choose to nest on a particular beach. For instance, high sand walls on a beach can reduce the availability of good nesting areas for sea turtles. And if they can’t find a good...
by admin | Aug 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
Los esperamos este Sábado a las 8:00 am en RPT para iniciar la en la Limpieza de Playa Tortuga. Come and join us this coming saturday (August 20) at 8:00 am for the Beach Clean Up.
by admin | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
At the end of July, an adult green turtle was found dead on Playa Tortuga. It was tagged, so Oscar was able to find out that this turtle had been at Isabela Island in 2011. Isabela Island is the largest island of the Galápagos, off of Ecuador. This is more than...
by admin | Aug 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
What does start the turtle season mean? It means we need more coffee for our staff and volunteers on night patrols! Turtle season for Playa Tortuga officially started last month (July). We built the beach hatchery, which means digging, moving, and sifting A LOT of...
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