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¡Bienvenidos a Caño Palma Biological Station! Thank you for considering Caño Palma Biological Station (CPBS) as a site for your students’ fieldwork. The Station’s property and surrounding region offer a wealth of natural resources and we consider it a privilege to be able to share them with you. Visiting student groups and interns can choose to pursue their own research and programming while here at CPBS, or they can opt to participate in the long-term projects which are currently in progress, the goal of which is to collect baseline data on resident and migratory species. Please take some time to read through the following information to determine what fits your needs the best. It is highly beneficial to all study groups to be well informed in advance of the trip so as to avoid any possible mistakes in the process. Thank you for your attention. Independent Research If your group is planning on running their own research, you will need to start planning well in advance and discussing the plans with our Research Team. Dr. Kym Snarr, Director of Conservation and Research (conservation@coterc.org)
A detailed project proposal to submit to MINAET (Ministry for the Environment in Costa Rica), for research permits. - Once all of the information has been submitted, it can take 2 or more months to get approval from MINAET. Any research which requires the removal of samples will also require export and import permits. - This can lengthen the process of obtaining permits and should be planned for. A detailed discussion will occur including: - equipment and logistics - transportation - need for in-field assistance from Station staff, a local guide or use of our equipment. - --- We need to consider any scheduling changes that might require, so that we can coordinate all projects and personnel accordingly. * If you are bringing a group totaling 15 or more during turtle nesting season (March to October), we require that 1/3 of the group be available on a daily basis to assist with the marine turtle project. We have a limited number of beds on base and need to ensure that we have adequate coverage of the beach to reduce poaching. Scheduling of night or morning turtle census will aim to balance your course’s needs with the needs of the turtle project. Group Supervisors are responsible for the conduct of their group while at CPBS. CPBS staff reserves the right to remove all or part of the group if group members do not follow station rules, or if there is any behaviour that violates Costa Rican law. Participation in Established Monitoring Programs Cano Palma Biological Station coordinates data collecting and observation surveys around a fixed schedule, to enable consistency and ease of planning. Our current schedule is as follows: 
The turtle surveys run from March-October 31st (Green sea turtle peak period) Environmental Education is run either mornings or afternoons on alternate weeks at the local school Mammal surveys run either mornings or afternoons on alternate weeks and are scheduled to not overlap with environmental education. Plant phenology studies are run for two days, once per month Bird banding is run twice a week, weather permitting Shore-bird monitoring is run a minimum of once per week Projects at Cano Palma Biological Station We have created the following information about our projects and facilities, in order to help you select the students who will gain the most from their experience at CPBS. The fieldwork is generally hard physical work and participants need to be physically capable of performing the tasks. In addition, a great attitude and energy are valuable attributes for a participant to have. Regular Monitoring Projects Except for bird-banding, all surveys are done regardless of the weather. While out surveying, participants need to be able to cope with the physical demands, humidity and mosquitos, whilst focusing on collecting the scientific data. Turtle Morning census Need to be able to walk 7 ½ miles (12Km) on sand in the heat, with a light pack. Depending on the number of tracks and excavations, this survey can take between 2 and 7 hours. This survey is done daily between March-October 31st The patrol records any nesting data that was not observed the previous night, checks whether nests have been poached, watches for hatchlings and other signs of hatched nests and clarifies any questions that might have arisen from the night patrols. Some mornings this team will excavate nests that have, or should have hatched, to determine the success of the nest and causes of failure. With minimal training all participants can contribute to data collection, nest location, erasing tracks and the determination of nest status. Those here for longer than one month can apply for a permit from MINAET to work as a research assistant, and receive additional training and testing to enable them to assess the causes of nest failure during excavations.
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