This month the team at CRWF spent lots of time with their boots on the ground, and numerous projects made progress with fieldwork. The Sea Cow program in Barra del Colorado completed a survey of the aquatic vegetation in the manatee habitat, which has been an ongoing project over the past few months. Successfully concluding this study is an important step towards gaining a better understanding of the manatee habitat in this region, which will inform future conservation actions. Many thanks to our volunteer Sheraga van Wetten for her dedication and leadership of this research!
The Jicaro Danto project is executing new strategies to support reforestation efforts. Fifteen native species and other two endemic tree species have been identified that can provide benefits when planted alongside Jicaro Danto. These include quick growth to create shade and improvements to soil quality. This month, the team has been collecting seeds of these species for greenhouse cultivation. Additionally, a survey of bat species was done at Tapir Valley to assess the number of species present and search for those which polinate Jicaro Danto trees.
This month Tlaloc Amphibian Conservation focused their efforts on Holdride’s Toad, which spends most of its life underground but surfaced in May for its reproduction season. The team visited Braulio Carillo National Park to place camera traps monitoring the breeding pools and document the toad’s presence with photographs. The next goal is to use these observations to develop an action plan for supporting the species’ reproduction in the future.
