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...
by admin | Jan 16, 2020 | Turtles, Volunteering
We are very happy to share will all of you this article from Working Abroad, where Reserva Playa Tortuga is featured and listed as the Number 1 Sea Turtle Conservation Project. This is possible thanks to the great experience that most of the volunteers have had at the...
by admin | Nov 25, 2019 | Internships, Turtles, Volunteering
Reserva Playa Tortuga is very proud to share this article from Workingabroad.com with all of you, where we are placed as the number one on the list of TOP 10 Best Volunteering Abroad Projects for 2020. Here’s the extract: 1. Playa Tortuga Conservation Volunteer...
by admin | Jun 22, 2019 | Community, RPT Research, Turtles, Volunteering
The 2019 turtle’s season is almost here and during the second week of July, the Reserve will officially start the beach night monitoring for the protection of sea turtles. If you live in the Costa Ballena area and want to join the night monitoring, we invite you...
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