Kids Saving the
Rainforest protects and rehabilitates
wildlife, conducts scientific research, works
on reforestation, trains volunteers, and has
been promoting conservation in Costa Rica
since 1999. / Kids Saving the Rainforest
courtesy photo
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Tour discount of
50 percent from support Kids
Saving the Rainforest will be held on Friday
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By the A.M.
Costa Rica staff
On Friday, May 17th, Endangered Species Day, Kids Saving
the Rainforest (KSTR) in Naranjillo, Puntarenas*, will be
offering 50 percent off all tours and will be educating
tour participants about the endangered animals of Costa
Rica as well as explaining what we all can do to help
save them.
Costa Rica has over two hundred animals that are on the
endangered species list. They’re on this list due to
human development, deforestation, hunting practices, and
illegal exotic pet trade among others.
Endangered Species Day is a day that brings awareness,
education, and attention to those threats and gives
people around the world a chance to learn about what
actions can be taken to protect the endangered species.
The recovery and preservation of these species
desperately depends on humans.
On April 12th, 2019, KSTR found an endangered jaguarundi
in the middle of the highway, appearing lifeless.
Luckily, Jennifer Rice, the President of KSTR, was able
to retrieve and transport the animal to the nearest vet
clinic and their vet was able to palpate to see if he
had broken bones.
“Jaguarundis have been listed as endangered since 1976,
due to habitat loss (i.e. the rainforest). Because it
was a holy week, KSTR was unable to purchase live
animals to feed the jaguarundi, who was refusing to eat
other foods in its place and hadn’t eaten in five days.
Thankfully, KSTR’s neighbors donated live chicks and the
jaguarundi began eating his food, regained his strength
and the KSTR team was able to release him back to his
home,” said the organization in its statement
One of KSTR’s missions is to help the animals of Costa
Rica get off the endangered species list. KSTR has
actually saved the grey capped squirrel monkey, Saimiri
oerstedii citrinellus, from threatened extinction.
It was on the red list of UICN and has been lowered to
Endangered, no longer critically endangered.
“KSTR is extremely thankful that so many people
throughout the world donate to their cause. KSTR
encourages everyone to celebrate Endangered Species Day
and do their part to help these animals who do not have
a voice. Even the smallest donation to an organization
such as Kids Saving the Rainforest can help save these
animals,” said the organization in its statement.
Kids Saving the Rainforest protects and rehabilitates
wildlife, conducts scientific research, works on
reforestation, trains volunteers, and has been promoting
conservation in Costa Rica since 1999. Twenty years
later, KSTR is successfully helping to educate people
around the world about the ecological importance of the
rainforest through their onsite education center, tours,
camp programs, and school outreach programs.
Additionally, they’ve gained international attention
from publications and organizations such as National
Geographic, Teen People and the HuffingtonPost, to name
a few.
More information and booking the special tour at KSTR
safe sanctuary can be reached at 506-8826-4625, or email
at: Jennifer@kstr.org
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