By Max Villalobos The arrival of May brings heavy rain to invade the forests of the Osa Peninsula. It is a time of great change and exceptional beauty. Millions of tiny trees and leaf litter form a living carpet across the colorful forests. These seemingly insignificant small seedlings are invaluable because they represent the renewal [...]
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categories: Cerro Osa, Feature, Friends of the Osa, Osa Biodiversity Center, Osa Peninsula, Reforestation
As with any well-oiled machine, Osa Conservation is nothing without its nuts and bolts. Our wonderful staff dedicate a tremendous amount of time and energy to helping us protect the land and wildlife of the Osa Peninsula, and today we would like to introduce our newest team members: Larry and Max Villalobos. Born and raised [...]
categories: Osa Peninsula
A few years back, an Osa friend told me that entirely yellow sea snakes could sometimes be found in Golfo Dulce. The serpents were said to be as bright as canaries. The only sea snake found on the Pacific side of Costa Rica is the pelagic sea snake (Pelamis platurus), commonly named “Yellow-bellied Sea Snake,” [...]
categories: Osa Peninsula
When we began our research, nobody expected us to find very many sea turtles inside Golfo Dulce — most sea turtle activity was thought to occur on the Pacific side of the Osa Peninsula. It turned out that chelonids were the most frequently seen family of animals, accounting for 38 percent of our total sightings. [...]
categories: Environmental Education, Feature, Friends of the Osa, Osa Peninsula, Programs, Sea Turtles, Wildlife
An unexpected but delightful result of our survey work in Golfo Dulce was the identification of about 80 individual Bottlenose dolphins (Turciops truncatus), some of which can be seen in the Appendix of my 2010 report. How does one go about identifying dolphins? Well, pioneering biologists studying various species discovered ingenious ways to distinguish individuals. Jaguars have [...]
As Published in The Leader-Telegram They have a saying in Costa Rica: “Pura vida.” It literally translates as “pure life,” but to Costa Ricans, it can be inserted into many contexts and applications: “Thank you,” “You’re welcome,” “So it goes,” “Wonderful.” It is used so freely here I wouldn’t be surprised if it meant, “Pass [...]
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