Second chance for the victims of the illegal trafficThe last refuge for the Scarlet macawLegal consumption eggs of turtlesSustainable management of forest resourcesThreats on the monkey-spiderEfforts for the slothsVolunteers in support for the marine turtlesSoon: Galapagos, the blackberry in sightsPortrait of a Shiwiar The forest pharmacy: welcome in the universe of healing plantsGold organic green and fairThe jungle in the Mayan civilizationYasuni, the garden of Eden Arthropods to understand the Mayan lifeScientific inventory of the butterfliesSoon: mangrove swamps, when forests walk on the waterLegal consumption eggs of turtles
Ostional, Nicoya peninsula, Costa Rica.
The strategy of the olive ridley nesting is simply amazing. Between June and November, over short periods repeated less than a week, thousands of females congregate in large groups and simultaneously come ashore to nest. This phenomenon called by locals "arribada" has been the subject of a protection plan unique and specific to this case. It authorizes the local population to collect eggs during the first 36 hours of an arribada to sell them legally. Without damaging the survival of the "tortuga lora" as the locals call it, this management enables the community to benefit both eggs sold and eco-tourism flourishing.
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