by admin | Oct 24, 2018 | RPT Research, Turtles
The week of August 20 to 25 there were very special moments in Reserva Playa Tortuga, as the first two releases of baby turtles were made in the 2018 season. A total of 164 hatchlings started their journey across the oceans. In case any of these hatchlings survive and...
by admin | Oct 23, 2018 | Internships, mammals, RPT Research
Bas van der Zeijden is a student from HAS University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands), who is currently conducting a study to compare the mammals abundance between nature Reserve and other properties in Ojochal. The study will last 22 weeks, and it started with a...
by admin | Aug 14, 2018 | RPT Research, Turtles, Volunteering
Very early the morning of the 22nd of June, after returning from a crocodile monitoring, members of the Reserva Playa Tortuga observed turtle tracks on the beach and found a nest with 91 eggs. This is the first official nest of the 2018 season. Playa Tortuga is a...
by admin | Apr 12, 2018 | birds, Community, RPT Research
In January of this year, members of the Reserva Playa Tortuga, together with volunteers and neighbors, began an investigation regarding the distribution of toucans, aracaris and oropendolas in Ojochal and Playa Tortuga, as part of the Birds Monitoring Project that...
by admin | Apr 12, 2018 | crocs, RPT Research
Two weeks ago, during a night monitoring at the Térraba River, part of the RPT team found for the first time an American crocodile nest. There were 2 baby crocs already dead and another 8 were born. The measure of the baby crocs were on average 26 cm long. What we can...
by admin | Apr 3, 2018 | Internships, mammals, RPT Research
Reserva Playa Tortuga has received a new intern from HAS University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands) called Michelle Bakker, who will work during 20 weeks in the study “Characterization of the tent-making bat species present at the RPT”. The methodology is to walk 3...
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