by admin | Apr 12, 2023 | reef, RPT Research
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...
by admin | Jan 17, 2023 | education, RPT Research
On January 2023 the first survey of the project called “Diversity of rays in the Térraba river and its interaction with the local small-scale fisheries”. The goals of this projects are Identify the diversity of rays present in the river and how the local fishery...
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 | 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...
by admin | Jun 25, 2020 | Community, Outreach, RPT Research, Volunteering
With the closure of airports indefinitely, the arrival of international volunteers, unfortunately, has been postponed. However, the work that the Reserva Playa Tortuga has carried out for a long time in the community is bearing fruit; with much success has been...
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