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We began to work in the Romelia Mixed Wildlife Reserve in 2009 because it is a valuable natural area in our country. There is a dry tropical forest in transition to a humid tropical forest, one which shelters hundreds of species. From June to November, hundreds of marine turtles come to the beach to deposit their eggs.
A total of 127 species of trees have been identified. In traversing the forest, one can appreciate the variety of vegetation and the different animal species, such as howler monkeys, iguanas, and both t errestrial and sea birds.
We work with Costa Rican and international volunteers to protect this Costa Rican transitional forest. We develop sustainable agricultural activities, do conservation and studies of the turtles, construct incubators to protect the eggs from harvesting and depradation, clean the beaches. We make nightly patrols to do scientific data collection, including measuring turtles and marking them. We liberate newborn turtles.
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