Felines & Primates

Costa Rica

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Study the behaviors of primates
Track jaguar presence and migration corridors
Study the effects of climate change on sensitive ecosystems

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Explore the rainforest at Pacuare Reserve, home to howler monkeys, spider monkeys, and white-faced capuchins. Raft through rainforest rapids. Track jaguars. Set camera traps, and learn how to protect these critical ecosystems.

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Track & observe wildlife

At EPI's Pacuare Reserve, primates swing through the trees and big cats cruise the trails. Collect observational data on primate behavior and family groups, and set camera traps to study the migratory behavior of Costa Rica's jaguars.

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"As a result of my visit to Pacuare Reserve, I've committed to working hard to improve the conservation efforts of my own community."
-Elisa, Costa Rica Alum

"During the program, I learned about the scientific method and about the process that entails. One of those steps being to doubt and question, and then create hypotheses about the behavior of any process or behavior in nature."

-David, Costa Rica Alum

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Panthera is the world's only organization dedicated exclusively to the conservation of wild felines. Through biological studies and partnerships with other nonprofits like EPI, Panthera employs strategies to save imperiled cats. In Costa Rica, Panthera's efforts are directed toward jaguars through its Jaguar Corridor initiative, where scientists map the corridors that these cats use to live and move. EPI's Pacuare Reserve provides critical connective habitat and a density of jaguars more than ten times Costa Rica's national average.

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