ConserBio is an initiative that supports nature conservation and environmental awareness through scientific research and outreach education.
Current Projects & Collaborations:
- Reforestation and regeneration, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica
- Waterfowl community at Pochotal Wetland, Playa Hermosa, Costa Rica ≫
- Dolphin research, Garden Route, South Africa ≫
- Marine mammal acoustic monitoring, Garden Route, South Africa
Below you can listen to the sounds made by whales and dolphins as collected by the Garden Route research hydrophones:
Lead institutions: SA Department of Environmental Affairs (Branch Oceans & Coasts) and Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Zoology Department). Collaborating organizations: Bateleurs; Cape Nature; Centre for Dolphin Studies; DenRon; Enrico’s Fishing Charters; Garden Route Gliding; Ocean Odyssey; Offshore Adventures; ORCA; Pro Dive Plettenberg Bay; and South African National Parks. Sponsorship: ORCA Foundation; Rufford Foundation; and the Society for Marine Mammology.
CONTACT:
Elena Vargas Fonseca Lic.
ConserBio Co-director, Costa Rica
elena.vargasf@gmail.com
O Alejandra Vargas Fonseca DVM, MSc
ConserBio Co-director, South Africa
ale@earthcollective.net
