Costa Rica Wildlife Sanctuary

Have a nice week! Our wild visitors came to visit early this morning.

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Les compartimos nuestra experiencia removiendo un colmillo en un paciente muy particular! 🐒 Gracias al Dr Christian González y a Proyecto Asís por hacernos parte. #vetlife #wildlife

We share with you our experience removing a tusk from a very particular patient! 🐒 Thanks to Dr Christian González and Asís Project for making us part of it. #vetlife #wildlife

Our director, Álvaro del Castillo, explains what was his idea for this place

PS: How many of you remember that T-shirt we had? With “Hercules”, “Benjamin,” and “Perla”

“Learn, serve, and share in harmony with Nature.”

“Danielito”, el mono araña (Ateles geoffroyi) en la zona de Los Chiles, nos sigue llenando de alegría al verlo usar el Paso Aéreo de Fauna (PAF). ¡Ya no volvió a cruzar por la carretera! 🙌🏻💚

“Danielito”, the spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi) in the Los Chiles area, continues to fill us with joy when we see him using the Wildlife Overpass. He never crossed the road again! 🙌🏻💚

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We want to be an example for other Wildlife Management Sites and above all for our visitors, how important it is to be a sustainable organization.
That is why our colleagues Carlos Barrantes (@carlosb_cr) and Adriana Aguilar (@lyberiana) are in the process of registering our Sanctuary to obtain the Certificate of Sustainable Tourism CST, provided by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute @oficial_ict
Today we begin with the Introductory Workshop offered virtually.
“Learn, serve and share in harmony with Nature”

Queremos ser ejemplo para otros Sitios de Manejo de Fauna Silvestre y sobre todo para nuestros visitantes, lo importante que es ser una organización sostenible.
Es por eso que nuestros compañeros Carlos Barrantes (@carlosb_cr) y Adriana Aguilar (@lyberiana) están en el proceso de inscribir a nuestro Santuario para la obtención del Certificado de Sostenibilidad Turística CST, brindada por el Instituto Costarricense de Turismo @oficial_ict
Hoy iniciamos con el Taller Introductorio ofrecido de manera virtual.
“Aprender, servir y compartir en armonía con la Naturaleza”

Unbelievable!! 😮 Boat Billed Heron, Agami Heron and Caiman together in the same pond! ❤️

Da mucho gusto trabajar en proyectos que ayudan a mejorar la calidad de vida de los animales, pero aún más cuando personas con un gran corazón se comprometen y preocupan por ellos también

Gracias a: Don Jorge y doña Mariana, vecinos de Los Chiles, Susana Gutiérrez de @manejodefaunasilvestrecr, Pablo Herra, Juan Diego Rojas, Ronny González y Johany Marín de @coopelesca

It is a pleasure to work on projects that help improve the quality of life of animals, but even more so when people with a big heart commit themselves and care about them too 💚
Thanks to: Don Jorge and Doña Mariana, residents of Los Chiles, Susana Gutiérrez from @manejodefaunasilvestrecr, Pablo Herra, Juan Diego Rojas, Ronny González and Johany Marín from @coopelesca

DIPTERYX PANAMENSIS
Common name: Almond tree, mountain almond tree Species code: E079
Classification: Plants / Trees / Emerging trees
Taxonomy: Plantae / Spermatophyta / Magnoliopsida / Fabales / FABACEAE
Origin: Native Ame Tropics. Way of life: Terrestrial
Uses: Support for bird life, Featured species, Food for wildlife, Restoration, Timber, Culinary uses

Tree up to 60 m high, emerging from the canopy, of humid forests with precipitation greater than 3,500 mm per year; It grows especially in plains with alluvial, sandy soils and sometimes on clay-loam and acidic soils (Flores 1992). Its regeneration is more frequent in areas with sunlight. The fruits are associated with about 60 species of birds, mammals and insects, including primates, parrots, limpets, toucans, orioles and bats (Flores 1992, Bonaccorso et al. 1980). Jiménez, Q. et al. (2011, p. 127)

It is distributed from Nicaragua to Colombia. In Costa Rica in the Plains of Guatusos, San Carlos, Tortuguero and Baja Talamanca, at elevations from 0 to 200 m. An oil used to make soaps, and for the treatment of hair and stomach conditions, is extracted from the mesocarp of the fruit; the roasted seeds are edible; With the raw seeds, the inhabitants of the Nicaraguan Caribbean make a paste reputed to be an aphrodisiac, mixing them with water or coconut milk (2).

References:
(1) Jiménez, Q.; Rojas, F.; Rojas, V.; Rodríguez, L. 2011. Timber trees of Costa Rica. Ecology and forestry. 2 ed. Santo Domingo de Heredia, C.R., INBio Editorial.

(2) Digital florula. La Selva Biological Station. Species Pages: Dipteryx panamensis. https://sura.ots.ac.cr/local/florula4/fl/find_sp.php?key_species_code=LS…. Visited on December 18, 2018.

(3)Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/13000486. Visited on December 18, 2018.

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June 18/2022 This beautiful specimen of Spectacled owl (Pulsatrix perspicillata) was admitted with a fractured wing a week ago, and we coordinated its transfer to the Hospital for Minor Species and Wild Animals of the @una.ac.cr
There it is receiving the best medical care under Dr. Mauricio Jiménez and his Veterinary Medicine team.
Important advice if you rescue an injured bird:
❌ Do not provide any medicine.
✅ Always seek help from a professional. Sometimes the medicines that we think may work are not necessarily for wild animals.
Thanks to the good-hearted people who alerted us to the case and brought it to the Project.

UPDATE JUNE 20/2022

Dr. Jiménez, from the Hospital for Minor Species and Wild Fauna of the @una.ac.cr, informed us that it is improving.
Unfortunately, its wing will not be in good enough condition to fly again. We emphasize the importance of not applying medications to wildlife when rescuing them, and seek professional medical attention as soon as possible.
There are still more days to finish its treatment. We will keep you informed of the evolution of its health status.
Thanks to Dr. Mauricio Jiménez and his professional team for their dedicated attention in this case.

Animal Rescue Centre Costa Rica