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Our Spy Grunt Cam gives us a secret look at what is happening at the Cocos Island, Dos Amigos
Guillermo Hernandez When I first showed up on the island, I was the “problem volunteer”. It wasn’t that I didn’t
I wake up every morning at 6 am to the beep of my watch alarm. Looking out my northeast-facing window
A current Cocos Island study examines the impact of introduced animals on endemic species. Nancy Orias Hidalgo is researching
I’ve been re-assigned to patrol duty for the next couple of days. Maybe more, but things tend to operate
Cocos Island is not only a Costa Rica National Park, she is also a World Heritage Site. Inclusion in this
I dove for a second time yesterday at a place called Alcyone, off the eastern edge of the island.
It’s Sunday – day off for volunteers. The rain’s pounding down. It’s rained hard since 11:30 this morning, the most
Yesterday was more of the same – hooks, gastillas, and rain. Sitting under the corrugated roof of the open-air
Voices outside the Casa de Voluntarios woke me up at 5:00 am this morning. This isn’t the first early
Spent the day sorting out the confiscated lines from the last two patrols – three lines in total, hundreds
Cocos Island Sunset After dinner, I wandered down to the beach and lay on my back looking up at the
“One of the most interesting aspects of this expedition is the fact that the underwater ecosystem seems to be constantly
At 8:30, Guillermo, a park funcionario, Frank, Alonzo (two other volunteers), and I walked across the tidal flats to
Photo credit: Avi Klapfer courtesy of The Undersea Hunter Group I’m still reeling from my first dive at Cocos
It’s the tail end of my tenth day in paradise, and I’m sitting in my six-bed, one-room, eight-by-twelve
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