What’s wrong with this sea turtle hatchling picture?
So, what’s wrong with this sea turtle hatchling picture? First some background: On February 26, 2012, 79 green turtles (Chelonia mydas) hatched in Punta Banco, Costa Rica. They were released by Jose Cortez, a local sea turtle naturalist, and photographed by a volunteer of the Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network—ARCAE. Green sea turtles are … Read more
ARCAE begins field work in Southern Golfo Dulce
On December 10, 2011 the Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network—ARCAE began field work for its coastal conservation project titled: Sea Turtle Activity in an Approved Aquaculture Site, Mouth of the Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. Organization members performed an initial visual survey of the project site aboard a local artisanal fishing boat while GPS logging … Read more
World Oceans Day–Costa Rica’s Perspective
June 8, 2011 is World Oceans Day—a time to reflect on what we’re doing to protect the planet’s leading oxygen producer, food producer, climate regulator, and source of everlasting inspiration (that last one’s a personal label I hang on it). So, let me concentrate on just a few facts and happenings here in Costa Rica. … Read more
Introducing ARCAE: Coastal Conservation and Education
The Costa Rican Conservation Network is proud to unveil: ARCAE, a legally established Costa Rican rural community based non-profit. ARCAE (pronounced “arc-hi”) stands for: Asociación Red Costarricense para el Ambiente y la Educación (Costa Rican Environmental and Educational Network). Its work will focus on near coastal marine habitats and adjacent rural communities along Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific … Read more
Legal sea turtle egg take, Costa Rica
I have decided to repost my February article “Did you know it’s legal to poach sea turtle nests?” because of the amount of question and comments I’ve received. The viral email “World-wide shame in Costa Rica” is still making the rounds, and many people have been left with more questions than answers. Here, I have … Read more
