Monthly Updates from 2012

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update April 2012

  There is a lot for me to tell you about the past month! In the middle of April it started raining which was very surprising for us because we didn't expect it to rain until the middle/end of May. The start of the rainy season so early is very unusual.

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update March 2012

  Here at Barra Honda there is a lot to tell you about this month! It was a very dry, windy and hot March with temperatures up to 40°C. because of that there have been a few forest-fires in Guanacaste and close to the park. At this time forest fires are perfectly normal and nothing to be scared of and we also have a lot of well trained and experienced fire-fighters who have protected the villages and the national park for years.

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update February 2012

  As each month passes we are gradually increasing the rhythm of the Macaw project so that eventually, when we reach April/May we are there 24 hours a day 7 days a week. This month we have been visiting twice a week at times and have even finished coordinating for night time visits as well.

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update January 2012

  In January 2012 we began one of the most exciting projects for Barra Honda National Park, the Scarlet Macaw protection program. The main problem that the Scarlet Macaws are facing in and around Barra Honda is the illegal poaching of the chicks when they are a few months old.

Monthly Updates from 2011

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update December 2011

  With the year coming to an end so quickly we are all sitting back and looking at what we have accomplished in 2011 and I think Barra Honda can honestly have its collective conscience wiped clean because we have accomplished A LOT!

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update November 2011

  As we get closer to the end of the year we start moving our focus and attention to 2012, the investigation projects, large maintenance work and what we are going to change in regards to how we work.

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update October 2011

  October is always a very interesting month in Costa Rica; there are several festivals and national holidays and it gives everyone the chance to learn or participate in celebrating the diversity of Costa Rica.

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update June/July 2011

  The last couple of months have been the busiest on record here in Barra Honda, we have had more people, more work, more projects and more people arriving and leaving than ever! This has been exciting and very entertaining!

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update May 2011

  We have been working hard as usual in Barra Honda this month and we have been having a great time doing it as well! This month has been one of the wettest on record, which you can see on the weather data section from our website. This shows that from the middle of May it has rained almost every day!

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update April 2011

  Mirador - Everyone who visits the Barra Honda National Park gets the chance to visit the Terciopelo Cave and also the Mirador Platform, one of the only points in the area where you can see an amazing 180 degree view of the landscape.

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update February/March 2011

  February has been so busy that by the time I sat down to write to you all I realised it was the middle of March! So we have combined the two months to give you a full information packed update this time round!

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  Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update January 2011

  I was recently looking over the reports that I've written in the past and noticed January 2010, which was a good month for us, the start of the best year we've had, a good amount of interesting projects, some good fun maintenance work and a good group of volunteers.

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