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 volunteers. Show all posts

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Thanks For All The Hard Work!

Saturday, April 7, 2012

Inter school race in El Cocal

Friday, November 26, 2010

Turkey Vulture Migration

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Jag Walk

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Interphase, what interphase?

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Not just spotted in the water...

Friday, October 16, 2009

Marine Turtle Survey Highlights

Friday, October 9, 2009

Monday, August 24, 2009

Tour de Turtles comes to Tortuguero

Friday, August 21, 2009

Top chef

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Half Moons under a Full Moon

Friday, August 7, 2009

So fresh and still Clean!

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Tag Teams

Sunday, August 2, 2009

The Final Curtain

Friday, July 31, 2009

Jaguar Walk

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

The mydas touch

Sunday, July 26, 2009

The Washington Post on Crocs...we disagree!

Friday, July 24, 2009

Wildlife of Tortuguero National Park

Thursday, July 23, 2009

A Tropical Garden of Paradise by Sami Abdelmalik

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Adiós Amigo!

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