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Researching in paradise – My fieldwork on the Finca Curré
It has now been six months since I explored the amphibian and reptile fauna of Costa Rica's Caribbean rainforests. Since then, I have been intensively studying the great diversity of lizards, snakes and the like in my...
Our weekend tip: ant fishing at our special offer stand in the Palmengarten
The anteater is just one of many species that urgently needs support in promoting offspring. Why? There are many reasons for this, but they all have one thing in common: they are man-made. At this year's campaign stand at the Grüne Börse in the Palmengarten Frankfurt...
If you want to be beautiful, you have to suffer! The trees in the Monte Alto bed also had to experience this during their annual pruning!
On Wednesday, November 4, 2015, the time had come: the trees of the Monte Alto bed in the Tropicarium of Frankfurt's Palmengarten literally went under the knife. With the help of a lifting platform, the trees underwent their annual pruning. Pruning is particularly...
Annual General Meeting 2017 & picture presentation by Stefan Rother
The cash management in particular was expressly praised at the Annual General Meeting in May. This praise and the DZI seal of approval show that your donations go where they are really needed. Afterwards, Stefan Rother introduced us to the secrets of the rainforest in...
Anteater seeks wife!
What is it all about? The survival of the small anteater (tamandua) in the Monte Alto region of Costa Rica is endangered. There is a lack of young talent. Why is the anteater population endangered? No distance is too far for the little anteater (Tamandua) to find his...
Wild Hessen” campaign of the Hesse sustainability strategy
"Wild Hessen" campaign of the Hesse Sustainability Strategy takes off! Yesterday we were there when the new campaign to protect biodiversity was launched together with the Hessian Environment Minister Priska Hinz. Join in and get involved by taking part in the...
Death in Monte Alto! The fall of a giant tree with a history!
The famous, ancient tree giant from Monte Alto is history! A few days ago, the trunk of this charismatic gem of a tree, the "Ceiba" species, broke in the middle. The fallen canopy buried a large number of small trees beneath it, creating a new clearing that will be...
Rainforest protection against poachers and logging
Sloths can be found almost everywhere in Costa Rica, but their existence is under threat. Their natural habitat is being decimated by fragmentation of the landscape, road traffic and rainforest clearance. In our Finca Curré project, we are preserving important refuges...
New turtle project
The search for a new turtle project continues. Our project coordinator Katrin Lehmann traveled to Costa Rica a few days ago to visit various turtle projects. At the beginning of the year, a volunteer was already on the road for us in the southwest of the country. We...
