Green Drought
By Jack Ewing In the year 1981 I started catching rain in a tin can, measuring it each day with a wooden ruler, and writing down the results. Later I acquired a real rain gauge. In […]
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Glass Frogs in Costa Ballena
By César Barrio Amorós A type of frog not very well known is the glass frog. Glass frogs are small and very beautiful; they are an important addition to my night tours, mainly because they […]
The Fate of the Chonta Palm
By Jack Ewing “Look what I found,” beamed the tractor driver, “a palmito from a chonta palm.It’s the first one I’ve seen in a long time.” The cylindrical palm heart about a meter long rested […]
Owl Butterfly at the Butterfly Reserve in Playa Tortuga!
Most people here in Costa Ballena are familiar with the beautiful owl butterfly. In Costa Rica they are the largest butterflies, and are represented by five species of the genus Caligo
Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary Tour
Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary, it’s mission is to help preserve wildlife in southern Costa Rica through its rescue, rehabilitation, and reintroduction to…
A Colorful Garden … all Day and all Night
Butterflies give color to our gardens in the morning. All shades are possible among the more than 10,000 species found in Costa Rica. Even at night, they can surprise us too; we just need a […]
