Visiting a tropical forest can be overwhelming because of the enormous number of species found there, especially if you are talking about the Osa Peninsula, one of the most biologically diverse places in the world. This diversity is especially evident amongst plants which, as immobile organisms, are easily observed. This same diversity, however, can be [...]
August 7th represented the second Day of Beach Cleaning along sea turtle nesting beaches in Osa. With the participation of around 150 volunteers from the community, local hotels, personnel from Osa Conservation Area, Frontier volunteers and Osa Conservation employees, we were able to collect waste along 12 km of beaches, from Carate to Matapalo. Starting [...]
In a historic moment for conservation in Costa Rica, Osa Conservation (OC) and Conservation International (CI) signed the world’s first public-private Biodiversity Trust Fund in San Jose, Costa Rica on August 8TH. Both OC and CI each contributed $500,000 to the Fund, which was matched with a $1 million contribution from the Costa Rican government [...]
There is no place more unique or pristine to go birding than where the rainforest meets the sea. The Osa Peninsula harbors over 460 species of birds including the healthiest population of Scarlet Macaws in Central America, three species of Leking Manakins, Yellow-billed and Turquoise Cotingas and even the endangered Harpy Eagle. Home to the [...]
The Osa Peninsula AND our new logo! This is, of course, not a coincidence. We have updated our name and image with the much appreciated pro bono efforts of SME to reflect both the terrestrial and marine biodiversity that have been central to our mission for the past eight years. Please be patient with us as [...]
By Karen Leavelle It really is like no other bird that I have seen. These birds are truly beautiful with movements and behavioral characteristics unique to its species. These big black eyes belong to a male Yellow-billed Cotinga (Carpodectes antoniae), a highly endangered Costa Rican resident bird species. It is also know locally as the [...]
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