HAPPY AS A PECCARY (Español abajo) Repost from our executive director, Andy Whitworth (@andyrainforest)
Happy as a peccary in ... a wallow. Captured on camera trap here @osaconservation, a herd of Central America’s most threatened terrestrial vertebrate take a cool refreshing mud bath. It’s a shame this bath is big enough just for one. With over 50 in a herd that can take quite a while. So blessed to be able to share a home with these beauties.
FELIZ COMO UN CHANCHO
Feliz como un chancho en ... un revolcadero. Capturado con una cámara trampa aquí en @osaconservation, una manada de uno de los vertebrados terrestres más amenazados de América Central toma un refrescante baño de barro. Lastima que este baño sea solo para uno. Con más de 50 en una manada, eso puede llevar bastante tiempo. Es una bendición poder compartir un hogar con estas bellezas.
Video by🎥: Andy Whitworth (@andyrainforest), Executive Director, Osa Conservation
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#nature #cameratraps #wildlife #costarica #osapeninsula #mammals #rainforest #osaconservation #natgeo #bbcwildlife #threatenedspecies
HAPPY AS A PECCARY (Español abajo) Repost from our executive director, Andy Whitworth (@andyrainforest)
Happy as a peccary in ... a wallow. Captured on camera trap here @osaconservation, a herd of Central America’s most threatened terrestrial vertebrate take a cool refreshing mud bath. It’s a shame this bath is big enough just for one. With over 50 in a herd that can take quite a while. So blessed to be able to share a home with these beauties.
FELIZ COMO UN CHANCHO
Feliz como un chancho en ... un revolcadero. Capturado con una cámara trampa aquí en @osaconservation, una manada de uno de los vertebrados terrestres más amenazados de América Central toma un refrescante baño de barro. Lastima que este baño sea solo para uno. Con más de 50 en una manada, eso puede llevar bastante tiempo. Es una bendición poder compartir un hogar con estas bellezas.
Video by🎥: Andy Whitworth (@andyrainforest), Executive Director, Osa Conservation
#nature #cameratraps #wildlife #costarica #osapeninsula #mammals #rainforest #osaconservation #natgeo #bbcwildlife #threatenedspecies
A GREAT DAY FOR SHARKS
Repost from @oceannoe
GRAN DÍA PARA LOS TIBURONES! En abril de 2016 el Gobierno de Costa Rica firmó un decreto ejecutivo que consideraba los tiburones especies comerciales. Ayer, la sala primera anuló este decreto considerandose de nuevo especies de vida silvestre, 🌊 prohibiendo su captura y exportación, como ocurría con especies de tiburones incluso en peligro de extinción como el tiburón martillo!
In April 2016, the Government of Costa Rica signed an executive decree that considered sharks commercial species. Yesterday, this decree was annulled, considering the sharks wildlife species again, 🌊 prohibiting their capture and export, something that was happening even with endangered species like the hammerhead shark!
Video by 🎥: Noelia Hernandez (@oceannoe), Marine Program Director, Osa Conservation
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Osa Conservation | How to Regrow and Rewild a Rainforest!
The world depends on healthy rainforests for everything from clean drinking water to fresh air to economic development. Regrowing the rainforest where it has been cut down is a complicated task. Join the team at Osa Conservation as they trial restoration and rewilding efforts to recreate missing pieces of rainforest ecosystems. The work they're doing will help guide best-practices for tropical forest restoration around the world, including planting fast-growing trees that pioneer forest regeneration, building nest boxes for birds, and creating bat houses that mimic ancient tree cavities. They will speak to you directly from lively secondary rainforests that were grasslands just three years ago.
PESCADORES 🛶 EN CONTRA DE LA PESCA DE ARRASTRE 🚫 / FISHERS 🛶 AGAINST TRAWLING🚫
PESCADORES 🛶 EN CONTRA DE LA PESCA DE ARRASTRE 🚫
Hace unos días, algunos pescadores de Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, quisieron expresar cómo se sentirían si se aprueba la pesca de arrastre.
Al pasar estas redes por el fondo marino, dejarán un "desierto", agotando los recursos para los pescadores artesanales, quienes mencionan que será "como pescar en la calle" y no tendrán que comer.
FISHERS 🛶 AGAINST TRAWLING🚫
A few days ago, artisanal fishers from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, expressed how they would feel if trawling is legalized.
As these nets pass through the seabed, they will leave a "desert," depleting resources for artisanal fishers who say it will be "like fishing in the street" and they will not have access to food.
#NoAlReSello #NoALaPescaDeArrastre #osaconservation #conservationcontinues #costarica #osapeninsula #blueplanet #ourblueplanet
NO A LA PESCA DE ARRASTRE
NO A LA PESCA DE ARRASTRE
Los invitamos a unirse de manera presencial o virtual al movimiento en contra de la pesca de arrastre.
Civiles y organizaciones solicitamos que el presidente Carlos Alvarado vete esta ley, incluyendo Osa Conservation (Conservación Osa), Raising Coral Costa Rica, Asociación Costa Rica por Siempre, Sea Shepherd Costa Rica (Oficial), Asociación de pescadores Guiones Garza, Fundación restauración de la naturaleza, Fundación SOMOS, MiraVerde, FFF, Red de Juventudes y Cambio Climático, Coalición Ambiental CR, Greenwolf, Extinction rebelllion, Coprot Comunidad Protectora de Tortugas de Osa, Guarumo, Picnic, Dìwö, Marine Conservation Costa Rica, Empojuve SJ, Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Costa Rica (FEUCR), Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad Nacional - FEUNA, Rios Pura Vida, Algo por la Tierra, Hatillo Verde, Río Urbano, Asociación de Estudiantes de Trabajo Social. AETS-RF, Arlequin, Manejadores de Recursos Naturales UNED, Montaña Verde Asoci, Escazú Ahora Costa Rica, Asociación de Estudiantes Universidad de Costa Rica Sede del Pacífico, Asociación de Estudiantes de Biología - UCR, Movimiento Católico Mundial por el Clima Costa Rica, GreenHeart, Mecánica de Cuencas, Un Puerto Limpio, Asociación de Estudiantes de Salud Ambiental, Asociación Estudiantes Derecho, Organización Democrática Mundial, Por el Desarrollo, ODM COSTA RICA, Pelagos, Okeanos, Sennamiki, Science for Conservation, Asociación de estudiantes de Ciencias Políticas UCR, Asociación de Estudiantes de Sociología-UNA, Misión Tiburón Costa Rica, Nampuma Naki, One Hand, For the Ocean, CREMA, MarViva, Girl Up Guanacaste, Costa Rica Joven, Unidos por Costa Rica, Red de Juventudes y Cambio Climático, GRUPO ACOS, y muchas más.
OUR BABIES HAVE GROWN! ⭐
Finally, after months in our nurseries, some coral colonies are ready to move to the reef 🌊 and become home and shelter for hundreds of species, including us.
Thanks team @raisingcoral and @gdretreat, for thousands of more corals in the oceans! 💪
¡NUESTROS PEQUEÑOS HAN CRECIDO! ⭐
Finalmente luego de meses en nuestros viveros, algunas colonias de corales están listas para moverse al arrecife🌊 y convertirse en hogar y resguardo para cientos de especies, incluyendonos.
¡Gracias equipo @raisingcoral y @gdretreat! ¡Por miles de corales más en los océanos! 💪
Video by 📸: Marylaura Sandoval-Siles (@mary.ne_tales), Marine Conservation Biologist, Osa Conservation. #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature #naturephtography #protect #conserve #nature #science #environment #research #international #marinelife #underwaterphotography #oceandecade #1000coralesxcostarica #coralrestoration #corals #coralreef
WILDLIFE WEEKEND: CONSERVATION IN THE 🌳 CANOPY
Treetop wildlife 🐒 are impacted greater than forest floor wildlife 🐾 by forest fragmentation🌳, as they rely on pathways formed by connecting tree branches to move around 🌱.
Thanks to the support of @icfcanada, we can take our conservation work up to the canopy - trialling and testing rewilding tools to increase treetop connectivity in degraded forest patches and over roads, which allow species like the white-faced capuchin (Cebus imitator) to move freely.
FIN DE SEMANA DE FAUNA: CONSERVACIÓN EN EL 🌳 DOSEL
La vida silvestre de las copas de los árboles 🐒 se ve más afectada que la vida silvestre del suelo 🐾 por la fragmentación del bosque 🌳, ya que para moverse dependen de los caminos formados por las ramas de los árboles que se conectan 🌱.
Gracias al apoyo de @icfcanada, podemos llevar nuestro trabajo de conservación hasta el dosel: probando herramientas de refaunación para aumentar la conectividad de las copas de los árboles en parches de bosques degradados y sobre carreteras, lo que permite que especies como el mono capuchino cariblanco (Cebus imitator) se muevan con libertad.
Video by 📽️: Wildlife Program, Osa Conservation. #ConservationContinues #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #ridgetoreef #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #scienceiscool #internationalscience #keepitwild #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature y #rainforest #wildlife #protect #conserve #playoutside #conservation #research #international #protectedareas #biologicalcorridors #nationalpark #protectwildlife #restoreourfuture #campaignfornature #canopy #arboreal #primates
Repost from @mongabay with camera trap footage 🌳📸 from Osa Conservation.
The Mexican hairy dwarf porcupine has a prehensile and naked tail, which is an adaptation to have a better grip of branches and ultimately better mobility in trees. These porcupines move slowly and forage in the forest canopy. They mainly eat seeds, fruits, leaves, flowers, and buds.
The videos were obtained during an arboreal camera trap study looking at habitat connectivity and arboreal wildlife use in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.
#cameratrap #cameratrapping #conservation #conservationbiology #osaconservation #keepitwild #conservacionosa #costarica #osapeninsula #caughtoncamera #canopy
#CaughtOnCameraTrap: IT'S MEAL TIME FOR THE OTTER 🦦
This neotropical river otter (Lontra longicaudis) searches for food in a small stream 💧 near our biological 🌳 station on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica.
Healthy vegetation 🌱 near streams and rivers is crucial for resilient watersheds, and our Restoration and Healthy Rivers Teams work hard to protect and restore vegetation across southern Costa Rica so more streams look like this.
Video by📽: Osa Conservation's Restoration Team with thanks to Marvin Lopez, Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya, Leonardo Álvarez, Jonathan Navarro, Eleanor Flatt, and Andrew Whitworth.
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SLEEPING SPIDER MONKEYS 😴🐒
SLEEPING SPIDER MONKEYS 😴🐒 (español abajo)
One way in which Spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) influence tropical forest structure and function is through the creation of visible terrestrial latrines (toilets) beneath their “sleeping sites”—trees in which they regularly return to sleep 🌳. Spider monkey latrines are thought to be hotspots for rainforest plants 🌱 and other wildlife 🐾.
⭐🐒Click the link: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/12/1052 ⭐🐒 to learn more about spider monkey sleeping sites in a recent scientific paper published by our science and conservation team 💪: @andyrainforest @ruthy_groot @marvinlopezmorales @jungleanor @chris_beirne @daniconorwild @shihuahuaco_law @marinapardinus
MONOS ARAÑA DURMIENDO 😴🐒
Una forma en que los monos araña (Ateles geoffroyi) influyen en la estructura y función de los bosques tropicales es mediante la creación de letrinas terrestres visibles (retretes) debajo de sus “lugares para dormir”, árboles en los que regularmente vuelven a dormir 🌳. Se cree que las letrinas de mono araña son lugares de importancia para plantas de la selva tropical 🌱 y otros animales salvajes.
⭐🐒Haga clic en el enlace: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/9/12/1052 ⭐🐒 para obtener más información sobre los sitios donde duermen los monos araña en un artículo científico publicado recientemente por nuestro equipo de ciencia y conservación 💪: @andyrainforest @ruthy_groot @marvinlopezmorales @jungleanor @chris_beirne @daniconorwild @shihuahuaco_law @marinapardinus
Video by 📽️: Wildlife Program, Osa Conservation.
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Rain Forest Biological Station | A Day in the Life
Take a virtual field trip to Osa Conservation’s biological station in Costa Rica, a bubble of conservation and tropical science innovation. National Geographic Explorer Dr. Andrew Whitworth will show students real life in a remote rainforest research station — including identifying plant specimens under microscopes in the conservation’s science laboratory, utilizing audio recorders to monitor monkey calls, identifying dung beetles in the library and preparing meals with produce from the organic farm.
FROM THE FIELD: WATCH THE HEARTBEAT
FROM THE FIELD: WATCH THE HEARTBEAT (español abajo)
Check out the Yellow Blunt-headed Vine Snake (Imantodes inornatus) our Media and Communication's Producer, Lucy Kleiner (@lucy.kleiner) found while on a night hike with local guide Henry Sandi Amador (@sandi._.henry). Watch until the end for a special surprise...
DESDE EL CAMPO: MIRA EL LATIDO DEL CORAZÓN
Echá un vistazo a la culebra bejuquillo cabezona (Imantodes inornatus) quenuestra productora de medios y comunicación, Lucy Kleiner (@lucy.kleiner), encontró durante una caminata nocturna con el guía local Henry Sandi Amador (@sandi._.Henry). Mirá hasta el final para una sorpresa...
Video by 📽️: Lucy Kleiner (@lucy.kleiner) Media and Communications, Osa Conservation
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FROM THE FIELD: MANGROVE RESTORATION
FROM THE FIELD: MANGROVE RESTORATION (Español abajo)
"It's really hard to work here in the mangrove but we really enjoy it," Osa Conservation's Mangrove Restoration Coordinator, Javier Rodriguez (@jrodgoncr), says. "We're sure that the work we are doing will help a lot in this great and amazing ecosystem."
Mangrove restoration is labor intensive and highly dependant on tidal conditions, but our Mangrove Restoration team is tough and dedicated to making sure #ConservationContinues for this crucial ecosystem.
DESDE EL CAMPO: RESTAURACIÓN DE MANGLARES
"Es muy difícil trabajar aquí en el manglar, pero realmente lo disfrutamos", dice el Coordinador de Restauración de Manglares de Osa Conservation, Javier Rodríguez (@jrodgoncr). "Estamos seguros de que el trabajo que estamos haciendo ayudará mucho en este gran y asombroso ecosistema".
La restauración de manglares requiere mucha mano de obra y depende en gran medida de las condiciones de las mareas, pero nuestro equipo de restauración de manglares es duro y está dedicado a asegurarse de que la conservación continúe para este ecosistema crucial.
Video by ️📽️: Javier Rodriguez (@jrodgoncr) Mangroves Restoration Coordinator, Osa Conservation #ConservaionContinues #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #ridgetoreef #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #scienceiscool #internationalscience #keepitwild #outsideculture #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature #natgeoyourshot #naturephtography #rainforest #wildlife #protect #conserve #playoutside #conservation #research #international #protectedareas #biologicalcorridors #nationalpark #protectwildlife #restoreourfuture #campaignfornature #climateactionnow
FROM THE FIELD
FROM THE FIELD (Español abajo)
"Understanding nature – it's never boring," says Osa Conservation's Ridge to Reef Corridor Implementation Manager Rodrigo de Sousa. "I'm protecting what gives me life."
We're proud of our hardworking 💪 conservation team that is still safely in the field 🌳, despite global challenges, to ensure that #ConservationContinues where it is needed most.
DESDE EL CAMPO
"Comprender la naturaleza – nunca es aburrido", dice Rodrigo de Sousa, Gerente de Implementación del Corredor Ridge to Reef de Conservación Osa. "Estoy protegiendo lo que me da vida".
Estamos orgullosos de nuestro trabajador 💪 equipo de conservación que todavía está en el campo de forma segura🌳, a pesar de los desafíos globales, para asegurar que la conservación continúe donde más se necesita.
Video by 📽️: Rodrigo de Sousa, Ridge to Reef Corridor Implementation Manager, Osa Conservation
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WORLD MANTA DAY!
WORLD MANTA DAY!💙🌊
(Español abajo)
The Giant Manta Ray (Mobula birostris) is one of those species that makes you feel under a spell while diving💫. They are filter feeders, love cleaning stations and are so smart that some studies show they can even recognize themselves in a mirror 👀🧠. Sadly, they are listed as Vulnerable in the IUCN’s Red List of Endangered Species, and little is known about their populations both in Costa Rica as in the rest of the world. Recently we have started a project that will allow us to know more about this incredible animal and contribute to their conservation 🙌.
Let’s celebrate the World Manta Day by enjoying this beautiful video taken during last year’s expedition next to @natgeopristineseas and @cimarucr, and supporting conservation efforts 🎬🥽.
Stay tuned to learn more about it.
¡DÍA MUNDIAL DE LA MANTA!
La mantarraya gigante (Mobula birostris) es una de esas especies que te hace sentir hechizado mientras buceas💫. Son filtradores, adoran visitar las estaciones de limpieza (como pueden ver en el video) y son tan inteligentes que algunos estudios muestran que pueden reconocerse a sí mismas en un espejo 👀🧠. Lamentablemente, están catalogadas como Vulnerables en la Lista Roja de Especies en Peligro de la UICN, y se sabe poco sobre sus poblaciones tanto en Costa Rica como en el resto del mundo. Recientemente hemos iniciado un proyecto que nos permitirá conocer más sobre este increíble animal y contribuir a su conservación 🙌.
Celebremos el Día Mundial de la Manta disfrutando de este hermoso video tomado durante la expedición del año pasado junto a @natgeopristineseas y @cimarucr, y apoyando los esfuerzos de conservación 🎬🥽.
Sigannos para aprender más al respecto.
Video by 📸: Noelia Hernández (@oceannoe, Marine Science Director, Osa Conservation)
#osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #scienceiscool #internationalscience #outsideculture #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature #natgeo
BABY SEA TURTLE 🐢 ALERT (Español abajo)
Our Sea Turtle Conservation team welcomed 84 baby Olive Ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) into the world this weekend. These are the first turtles to hatch from our new hatchery. From today on, we expect hatches almost every day!
ALERTA DE 🐢 BEBÉ TORTUGA
Nuestro equipo de conservación de tortugas dío la bienvenida durante el fin de semana a 84 tortuguitas lora (Lepidochelys olivacea). Estas son las primeras tortugas que nacen de nuestro nuevo criadero. ¡A partir de hoy, esperamos naciemientos casi todos los días!
Video by: Fabian Carrasco (@panfabian), Sea Turtle Conservation Coordinator, Osa Conservation #protectourhome #oceans #fisharefriends #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #scienceiscool #internationalscience #outsideculture #costaricanature #natgeoyourshot #naturephtography #singleuseplastic #plasticproblem #seaturtle #nomoretrash #photography #actonclimate #turtlepower #instagramnaturecommunity
FROM THE FIELD — The Dendrophidion
FROM THE FIELD – SNAKE 🐍 SIGHTING
Check out the Dendrophidion snake🐍 our Executive Director, Andy Whitworth, found while exploring the forests 🌳 that surround Osa Conservation's biological reserach station — and while you're at it, wish this snake expert a happy 🎉 birthday!
Thank you for your leadership and dedication to protect Earth's 🌎 last wild places, Andy.
Video by📽️: Andy Whitworth, Executive Director, Osa Conservation
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Repost from Mongabay.com with camera trap footage 🌳📸 from Osa Conservation.
Kinkajous (Potos flavus) are called "honey bears," “night apes,” and "nightwalkers," but they are neither primates nor bears. Kinkajous are a tropical rainforest mammal closely related to raccoons, olingos and coatis.
#cameratrap #cameratrapping #kinkajou #conservation #conservationbiology #osaconservation #keepitwild #conservacionosa #costarica #osapeninsula #caughtoncamera #canopy
FROM THE FIELD - FINDING ENDANGERED SPECIES
Our Restoration Team is hard at work identifying threatened tree species 🌳🌴🌲 across the Osa Peninsula and recording their findings for global 🌎 databases. To do this, they embark on remote expeditions deep through the rainforest in search of rare trees, many of which can only be found on this small sliver of Earth.
Check out this clip 📽️ from Tara Jeffery, Leonardo Álvarez, and Marvin Lopez Morales as they track the endangered Magnolia wetteri while on expedition in Piedras Blancas National Park.
Video by 📽️: Tara Jeffery, Restoration RFA, Osa Conservation #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #FrankliniaFondation #scienceiscool #internationalscience #outsideculture #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature #natgeoyourshot #naturephtography #explore #wildlife #protect #conserve #nature #playoutside #conservation #science #environment #research #international #nature #botany #restoration #endangeredtrees
A RACE TO SURVIVE (Español abajo)
These baby green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) crawl toward the ocean to start a new life on the Osa Peninsula.
UNA CARRERA PARA SOBREVIVIR
Estás bebés de tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas) avanzan hacia el océano para empezar una nueva vida en la peninsula de Osa.
Video by: Osa Conservation's Sea Turtle Team
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WORLD OCEAN DAY
(Español abajo)
The fishing communities in the area have watched the Golfo Dulce transform over the years. Its recovery has been slow, but now more than ever they are committed to seeing it thrive.
David and Daisy are artisanal fishers. They have built their lives and their families with mangroves as a pillar. That is why they fight day by day to ensure their actions contribute to keeping these mangroves alive for countless years to come.
Their story and that of seven more fishers will captivate you in our documentary "Unidos por el Golfo Dulce" (United by the Golfo Dulce). Coming soon to our YouTube channel. Stay tuned, this #WorldOceansWeek still has many surprises to come!
DÍA MUNDIAL DE LOS OCÉANOS
Las comunidades pesqueras de la zona son quienes han visto al Golfo Dulce transformarse a través de los años. Su recuperación ha sido lenta pero ahora más que nunca están comprometidos con verlo resurgir.
David y Daisy son piangueros artesanales, han construido su vida y su familia con los manglares como pilar. Por ello luchan día a día por asegurarse que sus acciones contribuyan a que estos manglares se mantegan vivos por incontables años más.
Su relato y el de 7 pescadores más los cautivaran en nuestro documental "Unidos por el Golfo Dulce". Próximamente disponible en nuestros canales de FB y Youtube. No te lo pierdas, esta semana de los océanos aún tiene muchas sorpresas más
#WorldOceansDay #ProtectOurHome #OsaOceansDay #MarAdentro #diadelosoceanos #oceans #coralnusery #fisharefriends #underwaterphotography #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #scienceiscool #internationalscience #outsideculture #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature #natgeoyourshot #naturephtography #explore #wildlife #protect #conserve #nature #playoutside
THE LOCAL STORY
(Español abajo)
Overfishing, pollution and climate change cause an unprecedented destructive impact on our
seas, and local fishing communities are among the first to feel that weight.
Artisanal fisherman Edwin Artavia felt his livelihood threatened here on the Osa Peninsula of
Costa Rica. He, among others, take action to fight and protect the ocean they call home.
Coming soon, learn more about his story and the story of the communities connected by their
dependance and love for the Golf Dulce in “Unidos por el Golfo Dulce,” a documentary by Osa
Conservation.
LA HISTORIA LOCAL
La sobrepesca, la contaminación y el cambio climático están causando un impacto destructivo,
sin precedentes, en nuestros mares, y las comunidades pesqueras locales son las primeras en
sentir este peso.
El pescador artesanal Edwin Artavia sintió que su sustento se veía amenazado aquí en la
Península de Osa de Costa Rica. Él, entre otros, toma medidas para luchar y proteger el
océano que llaman hogar.
Próximamente, aprende más sobre su historia y la historia de las comunidades conectadas por
su amor al Golfo Dulce en "Unidos por el Golfo Dulce", un documental de Osa Conservation .
#WorldOceansDay #ProtectOurHome #OsaOceansDay #MarAdentro #diadelosoceanos
#oceans #coralnusery #fisharefriends #underwaterphotography #osaconservation #costarica
#osapeninsula #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #scienceiscool
#internationalscience #outsideculture #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature
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DOCUMENTARY 📽️ ALERT | ALERTA📽️ DOCUMENTAL
Coming soon ... | Próximamente ...
#WorldOceansDay #ProtectOurHome
#OsaOceansDay #diadelosoceanos #oceans #coralnusery #fisharefriends #underwaterphotography #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #scienceiscool #internationalscience #outsideculture #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature #natgeoyourshot #naturephtography #explore #wildlife #protect #conserve #nature #playoutside
THE LIVING DINOSAUR
Our Executive Director Andy Whitworth is way up in a real living fossil (Pleodendron costaricense) 🌳. This ancient megatree gives us a glimpse of our planet 🌎 millions of years ago.
Video by 📽️: Andy Whitworth
#repost #osaconservation #rainforest #restoration #nature #raretrees #botany #natgeoexpeditions #natgeo #campaignfornature #costarica #osapeninsula #osaconservation #ancientmegatrees #tropicalmegatree #science #conservation #ecology #research #conservationists #scienceiscool #collaboration #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature #explore #nature #playoutside #conservation #science
🐢ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL!
(Español abajo)
After 60 days of incubation, these green turtle hatchlings are ready to charge across the beach and find their way to the 🌊 sea!
To minimize the number of baby turtles being eaten by predators, the babies leave the nest all at once. Although they find strength in numbers while leaving the nest, it is each baby for themselves once they're in the water.
🐢 TODOS PARA UNO Y UNO PARA TODOS!
Después de 60 días de incubación estas tortuguitas verdes están listas para emprender su camino al 🌊 mar!
Para reducir el número de tortuguitas comidas por los depredadores, todas las tortuguitas salen del nido al mismo tiempo. A pesar de encontrar fuerza en número al salir del nido, cada tortuguita verá por su propio bien una vez llegando al agua.
Video by 🎥: Kevin Merrigan, Sea Turtle Research Field Assistant, Osa Conservation #seaturtles #oceans #sealife #beaches #babyturtles #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #internationalscience #outsideculture #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature #natgeoyourshot#naturephtography #explore #wildlife #protect #conserve #nature #playoutside #conservation #science #environment #research #international #nature
CLEANING 🌊 THE 🌊 NURSERY!
And munching away at the algae! This Cortez angelfish (Pomachanthus zonipectus) cleans the algae off the corals at the nursery. 🐠🐠🐠 These passive fish are often found in coral reefs. They also feed on sponges and worms.
Osa Conservation helps Raising Coral to clean the algae off growing corals in their nursery every month, though it is nice to have a helper! 👍
Video by 📸: Marylaura Sandoval, Marine Conservation Scientist, Osa Conservation
#angelfish #oceans #coralnusery #fisharefriends #underwaterphotography #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula #natgeo #neverstopexploring #conservacionosa #scienceiscool #internationalscience #outsideculture #costaricatravel #puravida #costaricanature #natgeoyourshot#naturephtography #explore #wildlife #protect #conserve #nature #playoutside #conservation #science #environment #research #international #nature
Geoffroy’s spider monkey! Repost from @mongabay
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This week, we're talking about an animal that has three arms (kind of)! That's the Geoffroy's spider monkey, which uses its tail to get around in the trees. This animal is found in South America, and travels in large groups.
Special thanks to Osa Conservation for sharing this footage with us.
#animals #monkeys #spidermonkey #wildlife #primates #conservation #conservationtechnology #wildlifeconservation #cameratrapping #cameratraps #osaconservation #costarica #osapeninsula
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT - OTTERS🌟!
The Neotropical river otter (Lonta longicaudis) is listed as near threatened on the IUCN red list and information regarding their habitat selection and diet are lacking🦐. Recent otter research in the #OsaPeninsula filled in the gaps and was published today by Chris Smith, our Executive Director - Andy Whitworth, Elizabeth Brunner
and Mateo Pomilia🌳🌍👍.
Click the link now and read about this incredible species🌊! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23766808.2020.1739453
Video by 📷: Eleanor Flatt - Wildlife Conservation Coordinator, Osa Conservation.
#osaconservation #osapeninsula #costarica #otters #wildlife #science #scientificresearch #conservation #neotropicalbiodiversity #rivers #nature #ecology #videooftheday #riverotter
