{"id":586,"date":"2025-09-26T03:12:28","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T03:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/?page_id=586"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:24:13","slug":"conservacion-e-investigacion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/conservacion-e-investigacion\/","title":{"rendered":"CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"586\" class=\"elementor elementor-586\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b32b76 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b32b76\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0463519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0463519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae6ed2e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae6ed2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-113ba39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"113ba39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558aa3e e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"558aa3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-418c0d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"418c0d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Cahuita and Mo\u00edn we protect four of the world\u2019s seven sea turtle species and their critical habitats. Each species is unique and endangered in different ways. Our monitoring and research programs collect key data to strengthen local and global conservation efforts.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c65786a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3c65786a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e2bc3b2\" data-id=\"2e2bc3b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cedf0ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3cedf0ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"467\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Imagen_de_WhatsApp_2025-09-26_a_las_21.23.43_8b94f6a8-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-640\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Imagen_de_WhatsApp_2025-09-26_a_las_21.23.43_8b94f6a8-removebg-preview.png 467w, https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Imagen_de_WhatsApp_2025-09-26_a_las_21.23.43_8b94f6a8-removebg-preview-262x300.png 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 467px) 100vw, 467px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50878f67\" data-id=\"50878f67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26901a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26901a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LEATHERBACK (Dermochelys coriacea)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f0913e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f0913e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Status:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Critically Endangered \u2013 IUCN Red List<\/strong> (Although some subpopulations are in Vulnerable status)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5258a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"f5258a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb5912a\" data-id=\"fb5912a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec57423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec57423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><br \/>The Leatherback is the most common nesting species on the central and southern Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. It is the largest sea turtle on Earth. Unlike other species, it has no hard shell \u2014 its body is covered by thick, leathery skin. Leatherbacks can dive deeper than 1,000 meters to feed on jellyfish and plankton.<\/p><p><strong>Key Facts<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Size:<\/strong>\u00a0up to 2.2 m<\/li><li><strong>Weight:<\/strong>\u00a0averages 600 kg; can exceed 900 kg<\/li><li><strong>Diet:<\/strong>\u00a0mainly plankton and other soft-bodied organisms<\/li><li><strong>Nesting season (Caribbean Costa Rica):<\/strong>\u00a0February\u2013July; peak April\u2013May<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Main Threats:<br \/><\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Bycatch:<\/strong>\u00a0Bycatch in longlines and gillnets<\/li><li><strong>Contamination:<\/strong>\u00a0Plastic pollution (mistaken for jellyfish)<\/li><li><strong>Habitat loss:<\/strong>\u00a0Loss of nesting habitat (erosion, development)<\/li><li><strong>Climate change:<\/strong>\u00a0Climate change affecting hatchling sex ratios<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Our work with the species:<\/strong><br \/>Daily monitoring, nest protection, relocation to hatchery, tagging, and scientific data collection to support global research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dbf81f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"5dbf81f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f52898\" data-id=\"7f52898\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64b15a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f64b15a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"228\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tortuga-verde.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-591\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdfb1a6\" data-id=\"bdfb1a6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f590ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f590ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">GREEN (Chelonia mydas)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6532a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6532a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Status:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Endangered (EN)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1da54c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"1da54c3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f1716a\" data-id=\"5f1716a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234f1ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"234f1ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><br \/>Named for the green fat beneath its shell. Juveniles are omnivores; adults become mostly herbivores that graze on seagrass\u2014key gardeners of marine ecosystems.<\/p><p><strong>Key Facts<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Size:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to 1.5 m long<\/li><li><strong>Weight:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to 315 kg<\/li><li><strong>Diet:<\/strong>\u00a0juveniles\u2014small invertebrates; adults\u2014seagrass and algae<\/li><li><strong>Nesting season (Caribbean Costa Rica):<\/strong>\u00a0June\u2013October; peak July\u2013August<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Main Threats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Caza Directa:<\/strong>\u00a0Illegal hunting and egg collection<\/li><li><strong>Habitat degradation:<\/strong>\u00a0Degradation of seagrass beds and coral reefs<\/li><li><strong>Bycatch:<\/strong>\u00a0Like all turtles, they fall victim to fishing gea<\/li><li><strong>Fibropapillomatosis:<\/strong>\u00a0Tumor-forming virus<\/li><\/ul><p><strong><br \/>Our work with the species:<\/strong><br \/>Nest protection, research on hatch success, and localized threat mitigation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b801ff6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"b801ff6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60adf85\" data-id=\"60adf85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a26042f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a26042f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"346\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Imagen_de_WhatsApp_2025-09-26_a_las_21.26.34_ec3ae77b-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-641\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Imagen_de_WhatsApp_2025-09-26_a_las_21.26.34_ec3ae77b-removebg-preview.png 720w, https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Imagen_de_WhatsApp_2025-09-26_a_las_21.26.34_ec3ae77b-removebg-preview-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6098514\" data-id=\"6098514\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8946ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8946ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HAWKSBILL (Eretmochelys imbricata)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a28f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20a28f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Status:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Critically Endangered (CR)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-308f8b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"308f8b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48acb52\" data-id=\"48acb52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-469a807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"469a807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><br \/>Known for the overlapping amber-colored plates of its shell and a narrow beak that allows it to feed in reef crevices. Specialist feeder on sponges.<\/p><p><strong>Key Facts<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Size:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to 1 m long<\/li><li><strong>Weight:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to 80 kg<\/li><li><strong>Diet:<\/strong>\u00a0Sponges, anemones, jellyfish, tunicates<\/li><li><strong>Nesting season (Caribbean Costa Rica):<\/strong>\u00a0April\u2013November; low-density nesting<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Main Threats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Poaching:<\/strong>\u00a0Illegal tortoiseshell trade<\/li><li><strong>Illegal Trafficking:<\/strong>\u00a0Egg poaching<\/li><li><strong>Reef Degradation:<\/strong>\u00a0Coral reef degradation (bleaching, pollution)<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Our work with the species:<\/strong><br \/>Extreme protection measures for every hawksbill nest; detailed monitoring and population data collection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3be768c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3be768c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-997d357\" data-id=\"997d357\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2af94e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d2af94e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-25-sept-2025-21_58_21-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-594\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-25-sept-2025-21_58_21-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-25-sept-2025-21_58_21-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-25-sept-2025-21_58_21-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-25-sept-2025-21_58_21.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a4fbaa\" data-id=\"1a4fbaa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a368f9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a368f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LOGGERHEAD (Caretta caretta)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-749fb23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"749fb23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Status:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Vulnerable (VU)<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-609f63d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"609f63d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a51c2e0\" data-id=\"a51c2e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-392971f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"392971f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Description:<\/strong><br \/>Easily identified by its large head and powerful jaws adapted to crush hard-shelled prey.<\/p><p><strong>Key Facts<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Size:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to 1.2 m long<\/li><li><strong>Weight:<\/strong>\u00a0Up to 180 kg<\/li><li><strong>Diet:<\/strong>\u00a0mollusks, crabs, sea urchins, other hard-shelled organisms<\/li><li><strong>Nesting season (Caribbean Costa Rica):<\/strong>\u00a0sporadic events, mainly April\u2013September<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Main Threats:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Bycatch:<\/strong>\u00a0Severe bycatch<\/li><li><strong>Habitat loss:<\/strong>\u00a0Nesting beach disturbance and coastal development<\/li><li><strong>Egg Consumption:<\/strong>\u00a0Although to a lesser extent than for the Hawksbill, their nests are also vulnerable to poaching<br \/><br \/><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Our work with the species:<\/strong><br \/>IMPORTANCE OF SEA TURTLES<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1699d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"a1699d3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-58a069a\" data-id=\"58a069a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebaf7b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"ebaf7b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11ccea8\" data-id=\"11ccea8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ef577 wpr-flip-box-animation-flip wpr-flip-box-anim-direction-right wpr-flip-box-front-align-center wpr-flip-box-back-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-flip-box\" data-id=\"46ef577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box\" data-trigger=\"hover\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-front wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/salvar-plantas.png\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-flip-box-title\">Carry out actions in Playa Grande, Cahuit<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-back wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-flip-box-link\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-description\"><p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">(cleaning, wooden signage, reforestation, signage \u2026)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c745c\" data-id=\"32c745c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb76d4f wpr-flip-box-animation-flip wpr-flip-box-anim-direction-right wpr-flip-box-front-align-center wpr-flip-box-back-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-flip-box\" data-id=\"bb76d4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box\" data-trigger=\"hover\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-front wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/recopilacion-de-datos.png\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-flip-box-title\">Data collection<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-back wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-flip-box-link\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-description\"><p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">(every day during the nesting and hatching season of Leatherback turtles, from February to August)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9a2a1e\" data-id=\"b9a2a1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-261399e wpr-flip-box-animation-flip wpr-flip-box-anim-direction-right wpr-flip-box-front-align-center wpr-flip-box-back-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-flip-box\" data-id=\"261399e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box\" data-trigger=\"hover\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-front wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tortugas.png\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-flip-box-title\">To understand the physical characteristics<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-back wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-flip-box-link\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-description\"><p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">of the nesting area of sea turtles in Playa Grande, Cahuita<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-af6853f\" data-id=\"af6853f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19c17b7 wpr-flip-box-animation-flip wpr-flip-box-anim-direction-right wpr-flip-box-front-align-center wpr-flip-box-back-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-flip-box\" data-id=\"19c17b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box\" data-trigger=\"hover\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-front wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/tortuga-marina.png\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-flip-box-title\">Monitor the sea turtle nesting site<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-back wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-flip-box-link\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-description\"><p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">(day and night patrols)<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-393b555 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"393b555\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7d0605\" data-id=\"b7d0605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-623015d wpr-flip-box-animation-flip wpr-flip-box-anim-direction-right wpr-flip-box-front-align-center wpr-flip-box-back-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-flip-box\" data-id=\"623015d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box\" data-trigger=\"hover\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-front wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nido-1.png\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-flip-box-title\">Collect sea turtle nests and relocate them to the ex-situ hatchery for their conservation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-back wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-flip-box-link\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-description\"><p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">(This monitoring program aims to relocate at least 50% of the nests of the different species under conservation).<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1a649e\" data-id=\"b1a649e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd3be4e wpr-flip-box-animation-flip wpr-flip-box-anim-direction-right wpr-flip-box-front-align-center wpr-flip-box-back-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-flip-box\" data-id=\"dd3be4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box\" data-trigger=\"hover\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-front wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/nucleo.png\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-flip-box-title\">Tagging of sea turtles<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-back wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-flip-box-link\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-description\"><p>\u00a0<span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">All sea turtles that come to nest on the beach will be identified and tagged.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4310b9\" data-id=\"a4310b9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cffd696 wpr-flip-box-animation-flip wpr-flip-box-anim-direction-right wpr-flip-box-front-align-center wpr-flip-box-back-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-flip-box\" data-id=\"cffd696\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box\" data-trigger=\"hover\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-front wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9c949590-7b92-4530-8bd1-2d3a362b9199.png\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-flip-box-title\">Release of Hatchlings<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-back wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-flip-box-link\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-description\"><p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">100% of the live hatchlings will be released on the beach, both those that emerge naturally and those found during the exhumations.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-824f322\" data-id=\"824f322\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a4eb6 wpr-flip-box-animation-flip wpr-flip-box-anim-direction-right wpr-flip-box-front-align-center wpr-flip-box-back-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-wpr-flip-box\" data-id=\"26a4eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wpr-flip-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box\" data-trigger=\"hover\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-front wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/bombilla-de-ideas.png\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wpr-flip-box-title\">Implement actions that educate and raise awareness among community members.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-item wpr-flip-box-back wpr-anim-timing-ease-default\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wpr-flip-box-link\" href=\"#\"><\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpr-flip-box-description\"><p>Offer environmental education workshops and talks to schools in Cahuita and surrounding areas<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef86321 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef86321\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-576d2bf e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"576d2bf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-640164f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"640164f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Importance of Sea Turtles<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b9aa55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b9aa55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sea turtles are essential for ocean health:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c65d62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c65d62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Ecological balance<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Control of jellyfish populations<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Indicators of environmental health<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Support for marine biodiversity<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Cultural and economic benefits<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Nutrient cycling<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fa847 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0fa847\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2ab4b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f2ab4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3335286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3335286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leatherback Sea Turtle\n(Dermochelys coriacea)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc85606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc85606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2.2 m<br>\n600 kilograms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b3799 elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b9b3799\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"475\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WILLIAMS_Informe_Turtle_Rescue_Cahuita_-_2024-removebg-preview.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-565\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WILLIAMS_Informe_Turtle_Rescue_Cahuita_-_2024-removebg-preview.png 475w, https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/WILLIAMS_Informe_Turtle_Rescue_Cahuita_-_2024-removebg-preview-286x300.png 286w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03455da e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03455da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02ff19c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"02ff19c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">REAL IMPACT (KPIs)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01b2980 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"01b2980\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2a8d6b e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2a8d6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7785f8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"7785f8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-title\">Turtle nests protected<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"211\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535484d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"535484d\" 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Cada una es \u00fanica y enfrenta amenazas cr\u00edticas. Nuestros programas de monitoreo e investigaci\u00f3n est\u00e1n espec\u00edficamente dise\u00f1ados para recopilar datos que ayuden a su protecci\u00f3n local y global. Tortuga Baula (Dermochelys coriacea) Estado:\u00a0En Peligro Cr\u00edtico) &#8211; Lista Roja UICN (Aunque algunas subpoblaciones est\u00e1n en estado Vulnerable) Descripci\u00f3n:La Tortuga Baula es la especie m\u00e1s com\u00fan en el caribe central y caribe sur de Costa Rica, esta es una tortuga marina gigante y la especie de tortuga marina m\u00e1s grande del planeta. Capaz de cruzar oc\u00e9anos enteros desde sus zonas de alimentaci\u00f3n en el norte hasta las playas tropicales donde anida. Es \u00fanica en muchos aspectos: no tiene un caparaz\u00f3n duro, sino una coraza gruesa de piel endurecida y cart\u00edlago, y puede sumergirse a profundidades de m\u00e1s de 1.000 metros en busca de su alimento favorito: el plancton. Datos Clave: Tama\u00f1o:\u00a0Hasta 2.2 metros de largo. Peso:\u00a0Promedia 600 kg, \u00a1pero puede superar los 900 kg! Dieta:\u00a0Principalmente plancton y otros organismos blandos. Temporada de Anidaci\u00f3n en Costa Rica (Caribe):\u00a0De febrero a julio, con un pico en abril y mayo. Amenazas Espec\u00edficas: Captura Incidental:\u00a0Quedan atrapadas y se ahogan en redes de pesca de palangre y agalleras. Contaminaci\u00f3n:\u00a0Confunden las bolsas pl\u00e1sticas flotantes con medusas y al ingerirlas, sufren obstrucciones intestinales mortales. P\u00e9rdida de H\u00e1bitat:\u00a0La erosi\u00f3n y urbanizaci\u00f3n de playas de anidaci\u00f3n reduce su espacio seguro para desovar. Cambio Clim\u00e1tico:\u00a0El aumento de la temperatura de la arena afecta la proporci\u00f3n de sexos de las cr\u00edas (mayor calor = m\u00e1s hembras), desbalanceando la poblaci\u00f3n. Nuestro Trabajo con la Especie:Monitoreamos intensivamente sus playas de anidaci\u00f3n en Mo\u00edn y Cahuita. Nuestros patrullajes protegen cada nido encontrado del saqueo y la depredaci\u00f3n, y registramos datos vitales como el tama\u00f1o de la tortuga y el \u00e9xito de eclosi\u00f3n de cada nido para contribuir a la investigaci\u00f3n global sobre esta especie migratoria. Tortuga Verde (Chelonia mydas) Estado:\u00a0En Peligro (EN) &#8211; Lista Roja UICN Descripci\u00f3n:La Tortuga Verde es poco abundante en nuestra zona de monitoreo, su nombre se debe a la grasa verde que se acumula bajo su caparaz\u00f3n, no al color de su piel o caparaz\u00f3n (que es oliva-marr\u00f3n). Los juveniles son omn\u00edvoros, pero los adultos se vuelven mayormente herb\u00edvoros, pastando en los lechos de pastos marinos, lo que los convierte en cruciales &#8220;jardineros&#8221; de los ecosistemas marinos. Datos Clave: Tama\u00f1o:\u00a0Hasta 1.5 metros de largo. Peso:\u00a0Hasta 315 kg. Dieta:\u00a0Juveniles: peque\u00f1os invertebrados. Adultos: principalmente pastos marinos y algas. Temporada de Anidaci\u00f3n en Costa Rica (Caribe):\u00a0De junio a octubre, con un pico en julio y agosto. Amenazas Espec\u00edficas: Caza Directa:\u00a0Aunque prohibida, en algunas regiones su carne y sus huevos todav\u00eda son consumidos. Degradaci\u00f3n de H\u00e1bitat:\u00a0La destrucci\u00f3n de los pastos marinos y arrecifes de coral por la contaminaci\u00f3n y el anclaje de embarcaciones reduce su fuente de alimento. Captura Incidental:\u00a0Como todas las tortugas, son v\u00edctimas de las artes de pesca. Fibropapilomatosis:\u00a0Una enfermedad viral que les causa tumores externos que pueden cegarlas o impedirles nadar y alimentarse. Nuestro Trabajo con la Especie:Cahuita es un sitio clave para la anidaci\u00f3n de la Tortuga Verde en el Caribe costarricense. Nuestro programa de monitoreo protege decenas de nidos cada temporada. Tambi\u00e9n investigamos las tasas de \u00e9xito de eclosi\u00f3n y las amenazas espec\u00edficas en las playas para adaptar nuestras estrategias de conservaci\u00f3n. Tortuga Carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) Estado:\u00a0En Peligro Cr\u00edtico (CR) &#8211; Lista Roja UICN Descripci\u00f3n:La Tortuga Carey es una de las especies m\u00e1s bellas y a la vez m\u00e1s amenazadas. Se distingue por su caparaz\u00f3n con escamas superpuestas (como tejas) y sus patrones de color \u00e1mbar, amarillo y marr\u00f3n. Su pico estrecho y alargado le permite buscar alimento en las grietas de los arrecifes de coral, de los cuales es un habitante clave. Datos Clave: Tama\u00f1o:\u00a0Hasta 1 metro de largo. Peso:\u00a0Hasta 80 kg. Dieta:\u00a0Esponjas de mar (su principal alimento), an\u00e9monas, medusas y tunicados. Temporada de Anidaci\u00f3n en Costa Rica (Caribe):\u00a0De abril a noviembre, con una temporada amplia pero baja densidad. Amenazas Espec\u00edficas: Caza Furtiva:\u00a0Su hermoso caparaz\u00f3n (&#8220;carey&#8221;) se usa ilegalmente para fabricar art\u00edculos decorativos y joyer\u00eda, lo que ha sido la causa principal de su dram\u00e1tico declive. Tr\u00e1fico Ilegal:\u00a0Sus huevos son considerados afrodisiaco (aunque la ciencia dice que no tienen est\u00e1 propiedad) en el mercado negro. Degradaci\u00f3n de Arrecifes:\u00a0Su h\u00e1bitat principal, los arrecifes de coral, est\u00e1 seriamente amenazado por el cambio clim\u00e1tico (blanqueamiento) y la contaminaci\u00f3n. Nuestro Trabajo con la Especie:Cada nido de Carey que encontramos es de una importancia muy alta. Implementamos medidas de protecci\u00f3n extremas para estos nidos debido a su estado cr\u00edtico. Documentamos cada avistamiento y anidaci\u00f3n para contribuir al entendimiento de su poblaci\u00f3n remanente en el Caribe. Tortuga Cabezona o Caguama (Caretta caretta) Estado:\u00a0Vulnerable (VU) &#8211; Lista Roja UICN Descripci\u00f3n:La Tortuga Cabezona es f\u00e1cil de identificar por su cabeza grande y sus poderosas mand\u00edbulas, adaptadas para triturar presas de caparaz\u00f3n duro. Es una especie casi extinta para Costa Rica y pero a\u00fan enfrenta grandes peligros a nivel global. Datos Clave: Tama\u00f1o:\u00a0Hasta 1.2 metros de largo. Peso:\u00a0Hasta 180 kg. Dieta:\u00a0Moluscos, cangrejos, erizos de mar y otros organismos de caparaz\u00f3n duro. Temporada de Anidaci\u00f3n en Costa Rica (Caribe):\u00a0Eventos espor\u00e1dicos, reportados principalmente entre abril y septiembre. Amenazas Espec\u00edficas: Captura Incidental:\u00a0Es una de las especies m\u00e1s afectadas por el enmalle en redes de pesca y por los palangres. P\u00e9rdida de H\u00e1bitat:\u00a0La perturbaci\u00f3n humana y la artificializaci\u00f3n de las playas afectan sus sitios de anidaci\u00f3n. Consumo de Huevos:\u00a0Aunque en menor medida que para la Carey, sus nidos tambi\u00e9n son vulnerables al saqueo. Nuestro Trabajo con la Especie:Nuestro equipo est\u00e1 entrenado para identificar sus rastros y nidos. Aunque son avistamientos menos comunes, cada registro de anidaci\u00f3n de Cabezona es un dato invaluable. Protegemos estos nidos con el mismo rigor y los incluimos en nuestra base de datos cient\u00edfica para monitorear su presencia en la regi\u00f3n. Desarrollar acciones en Playa Grande, Cahuita (limpieza, se\u00f1alizaci\u00f3n de madera, reforestaci\u00f3n, se\u00f1alizaci\u00f3n\u2026) Recolecci\u00f3n de datos (todos los d\u00edas durante la temporada de anidaci\u00f3n y eclosi\u00f3n<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_canvas","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-586","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=586"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1966,"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/586\/revisions\/1966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turtlerescuecahuita.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}