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Loop Abroad: Costa Rica Sea Turtle Conservation & Research (Directory Program)

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  • Locations: San Jose, Costa Rica
  • Program Terms: Summer
  • Homepage: Click to visit
  • Program Sponsor: Loop Abroad 
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Language of Instruction: English Click here for a definition of this term Class Status: 1-first year, 2-sophomore, 3-junior, 4-senior
Click here for a definition of this term Areas of Study: Animal Science
Program Description:
Loop Abroad offers both a one-week and a two-week version of the Sea Turtle Conservation Costa Rica

Your group will work with LAST, Latin American Sea Turtles, helping with their sea turtle conservation projects on the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica. Each program also includes assisting in a local one-day spay and neuter program (only as part of the two-week program), which your tuition dollars help to support.

As part of the Osa In Water project, you will help with projects including:

In-water monitoring of sea turtles
Dog and cat spay-neuter project
Mangrove reforestation program

You’ll learn all about sea turtles and sea turtle conservation in your time volunteering with this internationally respected organization, and you’ll help to support their important conservation work with your tuition dollars.

You can optionally earn 3 credits for the two-week version of this program.
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Who It’s For
This program is designed for participants interested in learning more about sea turtles or conservation work and getting hands-on experience.  High school programs are for students 14-18. On other program dates, participants must be at least 18 to 25 years old.

There are no prerequisites for this program. You do not need to be in school currently to apply. Individuals of any nationality may apply.

Each group of up to 15 students will share site staff and classroom time, and work together on projects on-site. All programming is in English – no Spanish skills are required (but if you have them, you’ll have some opportunities to use them!)

Highlights:
  • Live on the beach in the beautiful Osa Peninsula in Western Costa Rica
  • Enjoy exploring nature from kayaking adventures to national park hikes
  • Participate in a dog and cat spay-neuter campaign
  • Observe sea turtles in the wild
  • Help to monitor wild sea turtles from the boat, in the sea, and on land
  • Get practical training in data collection to prepare yourself for your career or studies working with wildlife
  • Learn about sea turtles from staff biologists at this respected conservation effort
  • Learn some Spanish! (no Spanish language skills required)