CITIZEN SCIENCE

The citizen science project “Vida entre Volcanes” is more active than ever! Over 15 local young persons have been volunteering in setting up 20 new camera trap stations in Tenorio-Miravalles Biological Corridor and assisted in two tapir captures. By the end of october they had 7992 iNaturalist observations since the project was created, representing over 1903 different species. Last month the local leaders of Vida entre Volcanes implemented the third community night walk, more than 30 community members were able to know the newly discovered and critically endangered Tlalocohyla celeste.

FROM CONVERSATION TO CONSERVATION ACTION

Protecting wildlife and forests can be challenging and stressful, so the San Jeronimo Patrolling Brigade decided to turn a meeting into a team building retreat to improve the working atmosphere and define common strategies to keep on going. It was a success! The San Jerónimo patrol brigade was strengthened. We are now about to place signs around the Tenorio-Miravalles prevent illegal acts from occurring on key properties for tapir connectivity. These local community members are already implementing SMART patrolling in their properties. This is real community-based action!