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 | Mar 5, 2018 | Internships, RPT Research, Volunteering
“Hello! My name is Ali Ballard I am originally from Washington State in the United States. I graduated from Washington State University in 2015. In the spring of 2016 I moved to Jekyll Island, Georgia where I was a sea turtle patrol member. When my time in...
by admin | Nov 16, 2017 | Community, Outreach, Turtles
This week Reserva Playa Tortuga was visited by some students of Escuela Ballena, who are part of our “Era Verde” education project, which seeks to promote actions for the sustainable use of natural resources and their conservation through the environmental...
by admin | Nov 6, 2017 | Community, Outreach
Reserva Playa Tortuga is pleased to invite the entire community to the “4to FESTIVAL DE TORTUGAS MARINAS”, which will take place Saturday, 2nd of December of this year between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm at Playa Ventanas, Osa. The objective of this event...
by admin | Jun 4, 2017 | Turtles, Volunteering
Turtle season for Playa Tortuga will officially start on July 15th. We’ll be building the beach hatchery, which means digging, moving, and sifting beach sand. This is done to help ensure the beach sand in our hatchery is free from human debris and trash,...
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