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  Wildlife Selfies

  Posted on January 26, 2018 by Laura Wilkinson in Education.

  Change is Coming Thankfully, the world has recently seen a change of attitude when it comes to tourism and wildlife. Due to many recent investigations exposing wildlife cruelty at centers where tourists can have a wildlife encounter, people are now more aware of the consequences of their actions.  That’s not to say that it’s still not happening, but people are now realising the extreme […]

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  The Howler Monkey Symphony – Now Playing at Dusk and Dawn

  Posted on May 3, 2015 by Laura Wilkinson in Electrocutions, Orphans, Rehabilitation, Releases, Rescues.

  By Matt Banes It’s 4:45 AM, the metal roof is clanking as the offshore winds whip across the local mountains and down through the Nosara beaches. A few roosters and dogs are chiming in and, to add to this jungle symphony, the Howler Monkeys are sounding off with their deep bellows. If you are smiling […]

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  Baby Pizotes Join the Refuge Family

  Posted on April 28, 2015 by Laura Wilkinson in Orphans.

    Here at Refuge for Wildlife our speciality is howler monkeys. Several are injured, electrocuted or orphaned each month, so the Refuge is filled with monkeys; we have at least 30 at all times. In addition to our specialty, we also rescue, rehabilitate and release other wild animals – from bats and owls to opossums and […]

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  Article by Amanda Jones in Los Angeles Times

  Posted on January 30, 2014 by Refuge for Wildlife in Electrocutions, Injuries, Orphans, Releases, Rescues.

  Costa Rica: One woman’s fight to save the country’s monkeys The growth of tourism in Costa Rica has been an economic plus but has taken an unforeseen toll on wildlife. Increased need for power means more electrical transformers, which have had a devastating effect on the country’s howler monkey population. Most of Costa Rica’s power […]

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