We Storified the day in turtle tweets. World Turtle Day 2013 The day in turtle tweets. Proud to find my son chose to make sea turtle for first grade pottery project! Thanks @pasopacifico for influence! pic.twitter.com/jl4d2pjfwn SARAH OTTERSTROM@OTTERMARIE · 2 DAYS AGO REPLYRETWEETFAVORITE …
World Turtle Day :: Dia de la Tortuga
De nuestros amigos en Tortugas Nicas: Queridos amigos y amigas por acá les dejamos el link donde pueden bajar y consultar el calendario de posibles arribadas para la temporada de anidación de tortugas paslama en las playas de La Flor …
Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica
De nuestros amigos en Tortugas Nicas: Queridos amigos y amigas por acá les dejamos el link donde pueden bajar y consultar el calendario de posibles arribadas para la temporada de anidación de tortugas paslama en las playas de La Flor …
International Day for Biological Diversity
Turtles, iguanas, and frogs! Oh my! Committed to biodiversity conservation, Paso Pacífico conducts a wide range of research to identify and understand the flora and fauna of the Paso del Istmo. We consider different elements of wildlife across the landscape: …
New Bat Species for Nicaragua
Broad-eared Bat (Nyctinomops laticaudata)photo by Jose Gabriel Martinez Somoto Canyon in Northern Nicaraguaphoto by Jose Gabriel Martinez Last week, biologists Marlon Chavez and Jose Gabriel Martinez, documented the presence of a new bat species in Nicaragua. Our team netted the Broad-eared Bat …
¡Viva la Tortuga!
As Andrew Revkin points out at the Dot Earth blog: The documentary chronicles how communities that once depended on sea turtle poaching and other activities depleting the region’s rich natural resources are now testing a new economic model, one built …
Earth Day Clean-up at Laguna de Tiscapa
Saturday, April 21st, in cooperation with partner organizations FONARE, Recicla Nica, and Comite Ballena Azul, and with assistance from the Nicaraguan army, we set out to clean up 2500 feet of shore along Laguna de Tiscapa. A volcanic lagoon in …
Report from the Field: Yellow-Naped Amazon Nests
Parrots require tall trees for nesting or large, mature trees which form natural cavities, where the parrots like to lay their eggs. Without suitable nesting sites, parrots don’t nest. Look closely and you’ll see one of two nesting Yellow-naped parrots …
A celebrar la Tierra, limpiando Tiscapa!
El sabado 21 de abril en cooperacion con el ejercito y otras organizaciones ambientalistas asi como ciudadanos volutarios nos dispusimos a realizar una limpieza en la Laguna de Tiscapa. La limpieza de 2,500 metros lineales de andenes y la recolección …
What Are You Doing on the Ground?
Anyone who has spent time in Central America undoubtedly knows what howler monkeys sound like, but it can be difficult to spot them among the branches of the trees where they roost. Thanks to our camera traps, we “caught” this …