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 | Mar 21, 2018 | Internships, mammals, RPT Research
Tessa Van de Pas is a new intern from HAS University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands) who will spend 20 weeks in Reserva Playa Tortuga studing the ocelots. Tessa will use 6 cameras that are installed around the trails of the reserve, which will be 24 hours on. After...
by admin | Dec 18, 2016 | RPT Research
While turtles are obviously a primary focus here at Reserva Playa Tortuga, we also take our role as stewards of the environment and all its inhabitants very seriously. This is why we have other programs in place, such as the crocodilian study, the butterfly garden and...
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