Friends of the Osa has a handful of upcoming conservation trips with spaces available. Read more here or go to the Conservation Trips page on our website. Osa Peninsula Christmas Birding Tour Osa Christmas Bird Count 2011 Conservation Birding Trips Osa Peninsula Christmas Birding Tour December 12 – 18, 2010 Spend 5 days/6 nights in one [...]
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We’re excited to announce that we’ve officially kicked off our 2010 Sea Turtle Conservation Program on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, Central America. This year we are expanding the program to cover Matapalo to Carate, a total of 18 km of patrolling to protect endangered sea turtles. In previous years, our program covered the [...]
By Karen Leavelle & Jeff Woodman The Osa Peninsula is known for its high level of biodiversity and is one of the most “biologically intense” places on earth according to National Geographic. The Osa has over half of all species found in Costa Rica. This is evident in the over 400 bird species found here. [...]
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International Day for the Protection of Mangroves In three days in early August 2009, Friend of the Osa participated in awareness activities in Puerto Jiménez celebrating the International Day for the Protection of Mangroves. The Environmental Coalition of Puerto Jiménez delivered 50 mini waste collection centers to encourage garbage separation in households, and gave a [...]
Friends of the Osa’s successful Sea Turtle Conservation Program continued in 2009 on the Piro and Pejeperro beaches on the southern shores of Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, Central America. FOO staff, visiting biologists, students and volunteers from around the world participated in working for the protection and study of sea turtles visiting these beaches. [...]
The Osa Biodiversity Center (OBC) is a scientific research facility located on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, Central America. A project of Friends of the Osa (FOO), the OBC lies in the midst of thousands of acres of rainforest which border the wild beaches and estuaries on the Pacific coast. Numerous endangered species are located here in one [...]
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