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In the past five years, facilities have been built to house over 30 students and volunteers. To reduce impact on the forest, trails have been elevated. The one-acre compound consists of a central kitchen and dining room with a surrounding library, dormitory, and washroom facilities. The site at Caño
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The marine-turtle monitoring, being the largest project at the station, looks to conserve and protect existing sea-turtle species. The program began in 2004, with tagging of the species beginning in 2006. The project also works with the Sea Turtle
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Surveys of the canal are done once a week to gather information on the local caiman population. 2001-2002 station manager Paul Grant came to the station in 2006 to study the local caiman populations. Through his work, Grant found that the pesticides from surrounding locations were negatively
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Once a month, participants survey the local forest canopy. Data include percentages of new leaves, flowering and fruiting plants. In 2012, a Vanier
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This project has established baseline data on the presence of large mammals and each of the three primate species ranging in and inhabiting the Caño Palma and
Tortuguero region's lowland rainforest. Three Costa Rican primate species that inhabit the area include the
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among many others. Using two established transects, volunteers record the presence/absence of mammal vocalizations, visuals and tracks. Project data provides an improved understanding of demographic parameters, distribution, habitat use, and foraging behaviour.
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