This month is approaching the end of the school year in Costa Rica, and the gradual transition into the dry season. This year, Cloudbridge has implemented the eight modules of the environmental education program «Knowing our biodiversity (CONUBI)» in two Leer más…
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The Factors that Influence Animal Abundance and Richness within a Montane Cloud Forest
Wild animals, just like humans, are dependent on fruitful environments that support their lifestyle for ultimate success. In reality, some of their requirements are not that different from ours. For example, an abundance of food, clean drinking water, a safe Leer más…
October Program Blog
Though it´s the height of the rainy season, this month has also been busy for us. We have a great team of program participants, and we hosted two educational activities: a GIS specialty course and a community bat night to Leer más…
Soil Composition in a Tropical Montane Cloud Forest of Costa Rica
When thinking about our Earth, there are components that come to mind first: animals, the climate, and the ocean. Yet there are many more factors that comprise this planet to be as successful as it has been, factors that oftentimes Leer más…
September 2023
In 2019, a trio of students from McGill University planted over a hundred trees on various local farms as part of a project to promote agroforestry. This month, it was very much a pleasure to have one of these researchers, Leer más…
Analyzing Camera Trap Data at different Locations within Cloudbridge Nature Reserve
Mammalian life is arguably some of the most exciting things to witness when you go to a new country. In Costa Rica the wildlife is famous, for example the endangered Spider Monkey (Ateles geoffroyi), the almost alien like Kinkajou (Potos Leer más…
August 2023 Program Blog
This month our keen-eyed researchers and staff have continued seeing many species of wildlife, with some spectacular photography featured again in this month´s blog. The image of the golden-spotted rain frogs (Pristimantis cruentus) and the blue-eyed anole (Anolis woodi) below Leer más…
Relationship between Predatory Carnivores and Livestock owners in Costa Rica
It’s well known that Costa Rica is home to a myriad of mammalian wildlife, ranging from small mammals like opossums to the famous jaguar. However, a commonly overlooked aspect of these mammals, specifically the carnivores, is the potential relationship or Leer más…
Program Blog July 2023
July has been a great month for us here at Cloudbridge, with many beautiful wildlife images taken by our program participants and our staff members. It has been very nice to bear witness to how our staff member Anthony Garita Leer más…
Tropical Vine Abundance in a Cloud Forest within a Gradient of Forest Age
Within a tropical forest, there are a myriad of different types of plants that contribute to the total mass of biodiversity that exists. When thinking of jungles, most often we think of the large trees that loom high above. Yet, Leer más…