by admin | Sep 30, 2019 | birds, education, macaws, RPT Research
What is the trigger for macaws to visit Ojochal and the surroundings of the reserve? That is the main question for the research that the student Marnix van Schaik from HAS University (Netherlands) carried on during his 5 months internship this year at Reserva Playa...
by admin | Aug 21, 2019 | butterflies, Community, education, Outreach
From the first Saturday of September, the Reserva Playa Tortuga Butterfly Garden will have a monthly guided tour open to the public. The visit lasts approximately 90 minutes, and will be guided by Melissa Jiménez or Graciela Pulido. Different species of butterflies...
by admin | Apr 17, 2019 | Community, crocs, education
An awareness talk on snakes, spiders, scorpions, and other common critters of the area was held last Wednesday, April 10th, at the Reserva Playa Tortuga. The talk started with the director of RPT, Oscar Brenes, and followed by the anthropologist and herpetologist...
by admin | Jan 21, 2019 | birds, butterflies, children, education, Outreach, summer club
The year 2019 arrived and with it also began a new version of the Summer Club, organized by Reserva Playa Tortuga . The objective of this initiative is to guide children and youth and promote conservation by inspiring an appreciation of natural resources near their...
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...
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