Twenty-six years of green turtle nesting at Tortuguero, Costa Rica: an encouraging trend

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The green turtle population that nests at Tortuguero, Costa Rica, is the largest in the Atlantic. A study of the turtles' nesting emergences was started in 1971 and showed an increase of nesting into the 1980s. After an interruption, the increase continued through 1996. With careful management the Caribbean green turtle population can continue to increase.

Protection and preservation, Turtles

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Monitoring mammal populations in Costa Rican protected areas under different hunting restrictions

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Research indicates that game laws have an impact on hunting behavior, and can therefore affect biodiversity levels for species. Data obtained from Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve and Corcovado National Park from 1990 demonstrate that species preferred by hunters but inadequately protected show significant declines.

Management, Biological diversity, Biodiversity, Poaching, Game-laws, Game laws

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Incentives for biological conservation: Costa Rica's Private Wildlife Refuge Program

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An assessment is presented on the incentive-based Private Wildlife Refuge Program in Costa Rica. Advantages include expansion of national park lands and long-term benefits from short-term landowner commitments; disadvantages include poor results from inadequate promotion and information.

Planning, Evaluation, Wildlife conservation, Nature conservation, Incentives (Business), Wildlife refuges, Nature reserves

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