Starting July 1, the Jaguar Rescue Center launches "Reconnecting the Canopy: Safe Passage for Wildlife" with Ma Earth, doubling donations up to $15,000. Discover how Shock Free Zone insulates power lines and builds wildlife bridges to protect Costa Rica's sloths, monkeys, and birds from electrocution.

Despite the constant threats of poaching and marine accidents, the Jaguar Rescue Center celebrates a historic triumph this month. Two injured green sea turtles were rescued, successfully rehabilitated in our specialized saltwater pools, and released back into the ocean in record time.

Discover how Kembi transformed from a fragile hairless baby into a confident young monkey preparing for her second chance in the rainforest.

From a life-threatening roadside accident to a second chance in the wild, this ocelot’s recovery journey shows the power of rescue, rehabilitation, and rewilding, proving that every local effort to save wildlife helps protect the future of our planet.

Three green sea turtles rescued from poachers find a second chance and a safe return to the sea.

Sloths are known for their lethargic movements, yet their fur is an interesting survival mechanism. Sloths' fur helps them conceal, shelter, and stay dry in the humid rainforest, unlike most animals.

This 2025, we are thrilled to announce our partnership with Fundació Mona for the MONATYC program!

Gregarious, clever animals, monkeys need on complex actions to survive in their natural environments. Stress, however, influences monkeys in both wild and captivity as well as their survival, behavior, and health. From habitat destruction to life in captivity, knowledge of how stress affects these animals is crucial for conservation initiatives and improvement of their well-being.

Among the most varied and interesting monkey species found worldwide, Costa Rica boasts capuchins, spider monkeys, and howler monkeys. Still, these clever and sociable animals are seriously threatened by wildlife trafficking. Apart from endangering individual animals, illicit monkey collection and sale disturbs whole ecosystems.

Sloths are misunderstood as lethargic or unskilled due to their slow movements. Their slow pace is a survival tactic that helps them survive in Central and South American rainforests. Their amazing digestive system is the key to their unique lifestyle. Sloths feed on thick, fibrous leaves, which are abundant yet difficult to digest and eat.