No reserve is an island
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La Selva, a 3,800 acre forest in Costa Rica owned by universities and conservationist groups, is being studied to find out how the land can be preserved as a part of the local society. The farm is used as a research center where 412 species of birds and 460 species of trees can be studied in a pristine forest in a land where most trees have been cut down. The people in charge of La Selva realize that the forest must play a role in the lives of people if it is to be spared, and they therefore concentrate as much on educating people about the social benefits of a forest as they do on studying the life that lives there.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1993
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Food, lodging, and squirrel monkeys
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Squirrel monkeys, or monos titi, are the most important attraction for tourists at the Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica. The Monos titi is the only sub-species of primates endemic in Costa Rica. The monkeys feed on insects and fruits. The growing tourist industry threatens to destroy its habitats. Lodges and roads are potential dangers. The creatures are very shy and tourists' enthusiasm hamper their movements. Grace Wong, a Costa Rican biologist, plans an environmental education program for residents, hotel owners, and tourists.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1996
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This place is for the birds: Tern Island lives up to its name as a haven for seabirds
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Tern Island, part of the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, is home to the endangered Hawaiian monk seal and Pacific green turtle, as well as 15 species of migratory seabirds. Since the Coast Guard left the island in 1979 the animal population on Tern has exploded. Four levels of habitat provide homes for the 2,500 nesting pairs of birds on the island, which is only 37 square acres in size. Some of the birds found on the island include shearwaters, Bonin petrels, albatrosses, boobies and noddies.
Publication Name: Wildlife Conservation
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 1048-4949
Year: 1993
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