Wildlife Selfies

Laura Wilkinson January 26, 2018 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…

Baby Pizotes Join the Refuge Family

Laura Wilkinson April 28, 2015 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…

Article by Amanda Jones in Los Angeles Times

Refuge for Wildlife January 30, 2014 Electrocutions

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…

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Sign the petition to help protect Nosara from unregulated development.

Nosara is very close to finally having temporary building regulations that will help to preserve precious wildlife habitat, but powerful developers are trying to stop it so they can continue unsustainable building practices.

Let's preserve Nosara’s natural beauty by showing the Municipality that we support these important regulations!

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Preserve Nosara's Natural Beauty - Support Temporary Building Permit Regulations in Nosara

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Two months ago, Shalia was found alone in Tamarindo with no mother or family nearby. Unfortunately, her mother could not be found. Wild animals do not abandon their young, so it's likely that her mother died (dog attack, car strike, alpha attack).

In this case, it seems that Shalia was orphaned, but often infants that are alone do not need our help. There are many reasons why an infant would be left alone and often the mother is nearby. If you do see infant wildlife by themselves, remember that's it's perfectly normal for mothers to leave their young at times (escaping predators or foraging for food) and the mother will return. A few calls from the baby will reunite them if you keep your distance. Do not intervene unless the infant is in immediate danger. Give us a call 8824 3323 so we can help.

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Two years after serious electrocution injuries, Esmeralda is thriving at Refuge for Wildlife. Read her story on our Monkey Tales blog.

Electrocuted Baby Howler Beats Odds - Refuge for Wildlife

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Like many of the orphaned howler monkeys in our care, Ellie lost her mother when she climbed onto uninsulated power lines in Santa Cruz. It's now been over a year since Ellie was rescued and she has grown into a beautiful young monkey.

Help us prevent electrocutions by demanding safe electricity from your power company. Learn more on our website: www.refugeforwildlife.org/stop-the-shocks

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Kendy was rescued by our friends at SalveMonos Tamarindo and transferred to us by the Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía. She was found alone by the side of the road and her mother could not be found. We do not know what happened, but Kendy needed our help because she is still an infant and requires around-the-clock care. Kendy is about 8 months old and will stay with us for another 3-4 years before she's old enough to be released back into the forest.

You can help us care for Kendy and the 37 other orphaned holwers at our center, by making a donation to our Animal Care Fund online. It's only with your support that we are able to continue helping wildlife in need.

www.refugeforwildlife.org/donate/

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Valery was orphaned when her mother was electrocuted in Tamarindo in August 2019. Unsafe power distribution is commonplace in Costa Rica, even in rural areas filled with precious wildlife. Valery was clinging onto her mother’s fur as she climbed onto the power lines and sustained wounds to her hands from where the electricity surged through her mother’s body, burning her.

Valery required several weeks of care inside our wildlife clinic, but it has been a month since the accident, and she has fully recovered and is making new friends inside our infant nursery. Valery is now 11 months old and will stay with us for another 3-4 years before she is old enough to be released back into the forest.

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