Spot a hawksbill turtle while crossing the Gulfo Dulce?
See a Blue morpho on your hike through the jungle?
download the Osa Ecology app and share your sighting
Through a collaborative effort amongst local scientists, community members, and visiting tourists, we can change how conservation research is done in ACOSA.
Collecting data in the field has traditionally been a slow and expensive process ... until now. With the Osa Ecology app, you can get involved and contribute to our efforts by uploading images and information of what you see in ACOSA region of Costa Rica!
Together, we can work to generate the data we need to better protect the ACOSA area.
Our mission is to help preserve the wildlife of Costa Rica. By you sharing quantifiable, qualitative, and scalable data on key species, we can use this information to back legislative changes and conservation initiatives.
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How does it work?
This mobile application is targeted for anyone and everyone — it is free, easy to use, and available to anyone with a smart phone on Android or iOS.
Please note, because we're targeting species within the ACOSA region, the app cannot be used outside of this area of Costa Rica. because we're targeting species within the ACOSA region, the app cannot be used outside of this area of Costa Rica.
Upon sighting an animal, users can record GPS locations, upload photos, and share this information with others on the app in two ways:
1. Open the application and make the sighting.
2. Take a photo with a camera, which will have the option to send the information to Osa Ecology to record your sighting.
We created a pre-populated list of key species and their descriptions to help you identify wildlife you're seeing. As users upload new sightings, we'll continually be adding more to this list. You can also keep track of all the Sightings you've made by creating a login on the app — we can't wait to see what you see!
meet our app developer & builder, James benns
A passionate web developer and designer who “loves making cool stuff”, we’re thrilled to have James leading our app development efforts!
The founder and director of Osa Ecology, shared an idea with James long ago … her vision was to connect the non-scientific community with the wildlife often spotted when around the Osa Peninsula and Golfo Dulce of Costa Rica. Through leveraging citizen science, it is her and James’ hope to accelerate and amplify the conservation efforts of the area.
Learn more about James’ experience here.
