Research stations and private reserves offering unparalleled access to the planet’s most important remaining wild areas. Camp, lodges, ranger outposts, biostations and more.
Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge The Karen Mogensen Wildlife Refuge and KMR Biological Research Station are owned and run by Costa Rican non-profit ASEPALECO. It features 22 km of well-maintained trails in quite a remote part of the Nicoya Peninsula. A mix of 2,250 2422 acres of primary and regenerated secondary transition forest between dry
La Hesperia Cloud Forest Reserve Another Andes-Chocó ecosystem transition, La Hesperia Nature Reserve protects 814 hectares of cloud forest in Ecuador’s Western Andes. La Hesperia prioritizes educational experiences and warmly welcomes researchers, volunteers, school and university groups, as well as nature enthusiasts. The reserve offers a diverse range of accommodations,
Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Preserve Area Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Preserve in Eastern Thailand’s Chachoengsao Province is both one of the best places to see wild elephants in Thailand as well as one of the areas of the country hardest hit by elephant-human conflict. Protecting 1,078 square kilometres
La Esperanza del Guarco Bio Station Run by Costa Rica’s National Institute for Biodiversity, La Esperanza del Guarco is located inside Tapanti National Park, which is surrounded by various other forest reserves and national parks. From here, you are able to reach a broad network of trails that take you
La Milpa Lodge Field Station La Milpa is the second site in the Rio Bravo Conservation and Management Area administered by the Programme for Belize and is an important location for both ecological and archaeological research in the country. It offers visitors another opportunity to experience the enormous and biologically
Laguna de Apoyo Biological Research Station The Laguna de Apoyo is the most widely cited natural area in Nicaragua in peer-reviewed scientific research and, luckily for wildlife and nature travellers, it accepts non-academic guests. Situated at the convergence of two ecoregions—the country’s threatened and isolated share of the Costa Rican
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