I stumbled across this blog entry of a recient COTERC Volunteer where they detail there adventures at the Cano Palma Biological research station, and the work they did to help our Marine Turtle programs.

Muimui's Travel Journal - Hello, Marine Turtles!

Here is a short Excerpt from Muimui's article:

Josh, the station manager, welcomed me at the dock. The first thing I said according to him was: this place is quite remote indeed! LOL. I did not know ahead of time what exactly I would be doing at the station for the “conservation work”, but unlike my other volunteering experience in Guatemala, I will soon find out that the station is very well organized and my time there will be spent doing meaningful work. Josh took me for a tour of the station, which consists of various buildings including a dorm where I sleep in bunkbeds in large rooms, a kitchen with dining area, a small library/conference building, a hut for showers/laundry on the other side, some other living quarters for staffs, and toilets.

Read the full post here.

To accompany this post Muimui shares a number of Photo's from this trip, these are defiantly worth a look.

Thanks for taking the time to write about COTERC and your Adventures while staying with us!

Photo Credit: Muimui's Travel Journal

I'm happy to announce our support for the RainforestSOS project is now official. The RainforestSOS founded by His Royal Highness Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, in response to reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the immediate need to take actions that will save the planets rainforests.

The RainforestSOS project is targeting two main goals; Raising awareness about the effects of Rainforest Deforestation and Identifying incentives to stop deforestation, by targeting the economic reasons and identifying other sources of income that will benefit the needs of rainforest nations. Here at COTERC we found this to be a natural fit would our objectives.

By signing this declaration COTERC joins a number of esteemed organizations (shown right) working toward the conservation and protection of the planets Rainforests. We also reaffirm our goals and project mandates on Education and Conservation of an irreplaceable resource that is declining at an accelerated rate as demand and populations continue to grow.

About the RainforestSOS Project:
The Prince’s Rainforests Project (PRP) was set up in 2007 by HRH The Prince of Wales following reports from leading climate change experts, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to promote awareness of the urgent need to take action against tropical deforestation. The Prince of Wales has long been concerned about climate change and about how destruction of the world’s rainforests contributes to rising temperatures and sea levels.

Today we added 12 new FAQ sheets to our Educational Resources.

These include:

Black Tern
Great Kiskadee
Jaguarundi
Mouse Opposum
Northern Jacana
Northern Shoveler
Northern Tamandua
Smoky Jungle Frog
Spectacled Caiman (shown in picture)
Swainsons Thrush
Tink Frog
Yellow Breasted Chat

Big Thanks to all the Donors that helped make Fiesta Verde: Project Frog a huge Success in 2008.

• Amanda Bittar -Artist
• Barry MacKay -Wildlife Artist
• Bird Kingdom
• Birds & Beans
• Black Creek Pioneer Village
• Bowmanville Zoo
• Burbs Bistro & Bar
• Cacts Hotel (Costa Rica)
• Campanario (Costa Rica)
• CampbellCraft Consulting
• Canadian Geographic
• Casa Loma
• CN Tower
• David Suzuki
• Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada
• EDUFUN
• Fantasy Fair
• Figment Films
• Foxmead Quilts
• Jewelry by Marilyn
• Joseph's Estate Wines
• Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park
• Kohler
• London Regional Children's Museum
• Lori Dunn -Artist
• McMichael Canadaian Art Collection
• National Ballet of Canada
• Nature's Scene
• Niagara Falls Aviary Inc
• Niagara Reptiles
• Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show
• Ontario Place
• Ontario Science Centre
• Port Credit Pets
• Rainforest Publications
• Reptilia
• Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum
• Rockport Boat Line
• Rugby Ontario
• Safari Bar & Grill
• Safari Zoo Camp
• Scenic Caves
• Shoppers Drug Mart - Steeple Hill (Pickering)
• State of Mind
• Steam Whistle Brewery
• Steinhaus Studio
• Stoney Ridge Estate Winery
• Strait's Aqualife
• Textile Museum of Canada
• The Briars
• The Toronto Raptors Basketball Club
• Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club
• Tourmaline Editions Inc.
• Turtle Beach Lodge
• Valerie Kent Art Studio
• Violet Bloom's Fresh Flowers Inc
• Wild Water Kingdom
• Wind Dancer Boat Charters
• Windy Ridge Creative Studio