Southeastern Louisiana University MARINE TURTLES STUDY TOUR IN COSTA RICA Date: August 03 - 15, 2010
Rate per student: $950 For applications and brochures: Roldán A. Valverde, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Southeastern Louisiana University Dept. of Biological Sciences 808 North Pine Street SLU 10736 Hammond, LA 70402 Tel: 985-549-3029 FAX: 985-549-3851 e-mail: roldan.valverde@selu.edu www2.selu.edu/Academics/Faculty/rvalverde/

From the Caribbean coast to the Pacific coast, first on Tortuguero National Park for field work at Caño Palma Station the most important nesting site of the endangered green turtles. Afterwards two local flights towards Ostional National Park at Guanacaste  created to protect one of the world's most important nesting beaches of the marine turtle Lepidochelys olivacea (Olive Ridley). Two nights at San Jose for a visit to Poas Volcano National Park.