Biosur Foundation
Our mission is to protect the endangered wildlife of Costa Rica by creating rainforest reserves through land acquisitions, environmental education of the local population, and engagement with national and international partners.
Get Involved
Volunteer The BioSur Foundation’s volunteer program is ideal for people who wish to contribute to the conservation of the rainforests, animals, and marine wildlife of the Osa Peninsula and Golfo Dulce. Volunteers gain fieldwork experience in our Río Nuevo Nature Reserve and surrounding forests.
“Working alongside BioSur Foundation’s expert field guides, volunteers will help with tasks such as placement and monitoring of cameras, insect sampling, maintaining trails as well as cleaning beaches, rivers and mangroves”.
Participants are required to be:
- 21 years of age
- fluent in English or Spanish
- physically able to make long treks, cross rivers, and work in difficult terrain
- willing to work as part of a team
- able to show proof of travel insurance
- willing to commit for at least 2 weeks
- passionate about wildlife, rainforests, insects, and all things natural
Domestic volunteers: $20 per day International volunteers: $35 per day Food, lodging, and transportation are not included.
To book your volunteer experience or for more information please contact BioSur Foundation.
Donate With your donation you can help to restore and protect the rainforests of Costa Rica.
We are a tax deductible NGO in Costa Rica and the United States. If you are a US resident, your donation can become tax deductible through our partner Lands for Biological Diversity, a 501c(3) non-profit organization based in the United States.
Help to Save the Osa Rainforest: Now or Never!
Things to Do
Rio Nuevo Wildlife Tours Your certified naturalist guide will take you to one of the most remote and unexplored areas in the Osa Peninsula. BioSur Foundation’s Río Nuevo Nature Reserve preserves an ancient primary tropical rainforest, surrounded by giant trees over 40m tall and plants considered living fossils. During the expedition, it is possible to observe a large number of birds and mammals, many in danger of extinction. With luck, you will see tapirs, pumas, ocelots, primates, otters, tayras, sloths, and many more amazing forest wonders.
Learn more of our wildlife tours.
Insectopia Interactive Center Insectopia Rainforest Exhibition & Research Center contains over 8.000 insect specimens from forest ecosystems throughout Costa Rica. This is a priceless biological collection that has been designated a Natural Heritage.
Insectopia manages an important database about the insect diversity of the Osa Peninsula and provides key information to better understand species and ecosystems, and the many conservation issues that threaten the immense biodiversity of the tropical rainforests.
Visitors will learn about the important role rainforests play in sustaining our planet. Insectopia’s immense collection and exhibit provide key information to address the many threats facing our remaining rainforests.