COPROT

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6

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COPROT is a community-driven conservation sea turtle project that aims to address the conservation/community issues that occur in the Osa Peninsula.

Who we are? 

We are a community driven sea turtle conservation project on some of the busiest beaches in the South Pacific region of Costa Rica.


What we do?

We patrol our beaches for nesting mother turtles. We have both olive ridley and green sea turtles nesting on our beaches, least we we recorded ...

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Who we are? 

We are a community driven sea turtle conservation project on some of the busiest beaches in the South Pacific region of Costa Rica.


What we do?

We patrol our beaches for nesting mother turtles. We have both olive ridley and green sea turtles nesting on our beaches, least we we recorded almost 7,000 nests! We work to collect data on the populations and protect the nests. This is not our only focus, we also work with our local community to develop and improve the local area through sustainability projects (plastic and food) as well as giving English lessons and support to our local community.


Where we work?

We are based on the incredibly biodiverse Osa Peninsula on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. Our camp is around 100m from the beach, and nestled in surrounding secondary rainforest. It is a safe area with very few people around, we are often the only ones on the beach. There are no special health requirements to visit the area.


Our mission

We strive to protect the sea turtle populations in our area whilst enhancing the scientific knowledge of these populations and the prosperity of the local community.


Our goals

  • Increase scientific reports of the sea turtle populations in this area
  • Improve livelihoods and sustainability of local communities
  • Protect the populations of sea turtles nesting on our beaches
  • Upcycle plastic from our beaches to create an income for local community members. 


Who are we looking for?

People who want to experience this amazing environment and help protect it whilst working within the local community. Good physical fitness and capacity to work in a hot and humid environment. Sea turtles are mainly active at night, which means we need volunteers that are happy to work late nights and early mornings.


Why choose us?

With our large turtle nesting populations you are practically guaranteed to see turtles in your stay with us whilst also being able to get fully involved in all of our conservation and community work.


Contact Person

Isa Hidalgo

Spoken languages: English, Spanish
  Very high response rate

COPROT reviews

Marta Ciccolari Micaldi rating5.0

2023 at Turtle Biologist

It is a very intense experience, from all points of view. Firstly because it forces you to completely detach from your normal life (which very soon becomes a memory) and adapt to a lifestyle in total communion with nature in which, for example, wakefulness and sleep are regulated by the cycle of the ...
Marine Feron rating5.0

2023 at Turtle Biologist

Ce fut une magnifique expérience de conservation et de protection des tortues. Je suis restée un peu plus de deux semaines et j'ai pu rencontrer des personnes incroyables (assistants biologistes et volontaires), on apprend beaucoup sur les tortues et l'environnement en général. L'organisation ...
Molly Mitchell rating5.0

2022 at Turtle Biologist

My time here what such an amazing experience I gained so much knowledge working alongside the coprot team. There are many volunteering experiences in Costa Rica to choose from but I definitely recommend visiting ...
Eduardo Tubelli rating5.0

2022 at Turtle Biologist

It was one of my best experiences in my life, enjoying and getting in touch with nature. Doing jungle walks forgetting about city problema and just enjoying life. Waking up to see different species of monkeys and animals was a nice. Not just that working closely with the Carate community teaching ...
Megan Gledhill rating5.0

2022 at Turtle Biologist

I had the most amazing experience visiting coprot tortugas I will definitely be back again. I recommend this place to anyone looking to volunteer. The coprot team are all really friendly and ...
Juan Camilo Borrero rating5.0

2022 at Turtle Biologist

In the beginning, I was anxious about the little number of reviews and the location of the project. But, as soon as I arrived at the camp. I had a warm welcome from the team which instantly made all my worries melt away. Day by day I was learning a lot about turtles, and the importance of the ...

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Life Below Water
  • Life On Land