Marine turtle volunteers are needed to assist the turtle monitoring project at Cano Palma Biological Station in Costa Rica. Volunteers will assist in marine turtle monitoring which includes gathering biometric data on nesting turtles, determining hatching success, and maintaining a presence on the beach to reduce poaching rates. Night patrols take place every night from 4-8 hours and covering up to 16 km of beach. Morning patrols cover the length of the beach (approximately 11 km) Time Period Volunteers are needed NOW until the end of July and after August 15th. There is a minimum of a two week stay for marine turtle volunteers. Longer stays are preferable and will result in additional training and responsibilities. The turtle season started in March and ends the end of October. Background Information The Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation (COTERC) was established in 1991 to serve as a registered nonprofit organization in Canada, and to support and administer the operations of Caño Palma Biological Station. The mission of COTERC is to provide leadership in education, research, conservation, and the educated use of natural resources in the tropics. Among our goals, is to extend our efforts in neo tropical conservation to extend beyond the station’s 35 hectare property. COTERC offers volunteers the unique opportunity to live and work in the Caño Palma Biological Station set within the northeast Caribbean lowland rainforest of Costa Rica. The station is located in one of the most biodiverse regions of Latin America and sits within a network of protected areas. It is surrounded by a vast and ancient floodplain covered by a mosaic of swamp forests, palm forests, lagoons, mixed hardwoods, picturesque canals and coastal ecosystems. The globally endangered green, leatherback, hawksbill and loggerhead sea turtles come ashore to nest on beaches accessible from the station. Caño Palma Biological Station is situated approximately 8 kilometres (5 miles) north of the village of Tortuguero on Costa Rica’s north-eastern coast. The Tortuguero area is an ancient flood plain covered by lowland Atlantic tropical wet forest and is biologically the richest ecosystem in Costa Rica. Average daily temperature is about 26 degrees Celsius and rainfall may exceed 6,000 mm per annum. Much of this area has protected status under Costa Rica’s parks and reserves system, with Tortuguero National Park (18,946 hectares) and the Barra Colorado Refuge (92,000 hectares), forming a vast corridor which connects with conserved forest in Nicaragua to the north Benefits/Costs Volunteers contribute $200.00 U.S. per week, with negotiable rates for groups and long-term stays. This fee includes food, accommodation and a one year membership to COTERC with electronic newsletters. Volunteers will receive training and gain valuable field work experience.
Volunteers do not need to be biologists but should be enthusiastic about conservation. They should be physically fit and must be able to carry a light pack and walk at a fast-pace for up to 16 km on the sand during night or morning beach surveys. Volunteers will live in a shared space (up to 6 per dorm room) and should be comfortable in a communal living situation with shared responsibilities. Minimum age is 18 and volunteers should be mature and independent.
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