In the northeastern region of Costa Rica on its Caribbean coast is the small village of Tortuguero, meaning region of turtles. Here lies Tortuguero National Park in the province of Limón, where its ...

Local conservationists are celebrating yet another apparent confirmed sighting of manatees in Costa Rica’s Caribbean canal of Tortuguero, not far from the village of the same name. The West Indian ...

Named after the Spanish tortuga, meaning turtle, the main attraction in Tortuguero, Costa Rica is the endangered green sea turtles, who come to nest in the black volcanic sands of the park’s 11 miles ...

Tortuguero, one of the world’s best places to see nesting sea turtles, is the smallest of towns. On our first morning, we watched a short film narrated by the director of the Sea Turtle Conservancy. A ...

“Follow me as closely and as quietly as possible. It is very important we try to remain invisible.” These hushed words came from our seasoned turtle guide, Marco, as he lead a group of us along a ...

Tortuguero National Park sits tucked away in the Limón province in the northeastern pocket of the Caribbean coast and is only accessible via plane or boat (though boat is the most common). Tied to ...

Hawksbill nesting density was very low throughout the season in 2007, with only two nests recorded; one in May, the other in July. During 2007, a total of 39 track surveys were conducted along the ...

The hawksbill turtle Eretmochelys imbricata is a widely distributed and critically endangered species that feeds on sponges and fills an important ecological role in the coral reef ecosystem. At ...