GVI Costa Rica Coastal Rainforest Programmes

Facts and Figures Quepos Community Project

Ongoing education support to over 330 primary school students within 2 local schools (2011-2012)
227,400 hours of Primary School students hours taught (2011-2012)
Over 1700 hours of English classes taught to adults and secondary school students (2011-2012)
Volunteer led English lessons with the 5 best students in each grade within the structure of El Cocal Primary School and Maria Luisa Primary School in Boca Vieja.
Extracurricular initiatives including, beach cleans, summer school activities, field trips, sporting events and environmental education workshops.
Estimated figures for 2011-2012 # of calories burned jump roping:320,572, # of water balloons thrown:879, # of faces painted:240, # of piñatas filled with candy:18

Facts and Figures Jalova Expedition

Largest consistent workforce in our conservation area, conducting more research and community initiatives than any other organization working locally.
Over 3300 beach miles walked between 2006-2012 monitoring and protecting 4 species of endangered and critically endangered sea turtles. Green turtles, Chelonia mydas (endangered), Leatherback, Dermochelys coriacea (critically endangered), Hawksbill, Eritomochelys imbricata (critically endangered) and Loggerhead, Caretta caretta (endangered) turtles.
An average of 1300 hours of night walks yearly during turtle season (March-October).
Over 3000 turtle nests monitored and over 300 nests excavated (2010-2012).
Data collected on 1339 Jaguar predated Marine Turtles. Over 12 jaguars identified as sharing hunting ground on Tortuguero beach between mile 18 and mile 10 (2006-2012)
In 2012 GVI Jalova partnered with Panthera the world’s leading wild cat conservation organization.
Over 430 individual species identified, the largest group being birds at 304 species, Reptiles 62, Mammals 34 and Amphibia at 31.
6 beach cleans conducted between 2010-2012 removing over 250kg of trash.
Ongoing environmental education workshops in the local town of Parismina and with Tortuguero National Park rangers.

Showing posts with label wildlife. Show all posts

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Sunday, November 10, 2013

An Amazing Month!

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Sloth ahoy!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Newsletter for Jan-Mar 2010

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Something for the weekend...

Monday, November 23, 2009

Around base

Sunday, November 22, 2009

That's why they call it the Rainforest!

Friday, September 25, 2009

What we're reading this week...

Monday, September 14, 2009

My GVI Costa Rica Experience by David Aneurin Jones

Friday, July 24, 2009

Wildlife of Tortuguero National Park

Saturday, July 11, 2009

Day 1: Diogo reporting from the SCB Conference

Friday, May 15, 2009

The best blooming BBQ ever by the Bear Hug Phase

Monday, February 2, 2009

Chinese New Year celebration at Caño Palma Biological Station, Costa Rica

Friday, December 5, 2008

Clearing Caño Palma

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Gallo pinto by Jack Roper

Monday, September 1, 2008

The elusive jaguar by Jessica Spinelli

Friday, July 25, 2008

Walk of life

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Peccary delight

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Welcome

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