by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | Community, Turtles
On Saturday, August 19, in Playa Hermosa de Uvita, Costa Ballena Lifeguards, who collaborate with Reserva Playa Tortuga in the protection of sea turtles, encountered a sad scene: newborn olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were found dead due to to the...
by admin | Apr 19, 2023 | Community, Turtles, Volunteering
With the release of 74 green turtles, Chelonia mydas, in Playa Hermosa on Thursday, April 13, the 2022-2023 turtle season came to an end. Throughout the season, as is customary in the Reserva Playa Tortuga (RPT), patrolling efforts were made to search for nests in...
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...
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