Manuel Sánchez was born next to the Piro River and truly has the Osa in his blood. Before he began to work with Osa Conservation, Manuel was already learning these forests like the back of his hand, and helping his father protect turtle nests on Piro beach. In the last two years as a full-time staff member, Manuel’s strong work ethic and deep knowledge of wildlife have become one of our organization’s greatest assets. Manuel has been a critical component of our sea turtle monitoring program and this past year he visited the Georgia Sea Turtle Center to learn new research techniques to train our staff and volunteers on data collection and nest protection. Manuel has learned English and wildlife photography on his own volition and his aptitude for both are unmistakable – just check out our Facebook photo albums for proof!