Conservation Projects worth travelling for
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Romania’s rewilding
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Costa Rica’s sea turtles
Romania’s Carpathian Mountains contain some of Europe’s last untouched wilderness, home to ancient forests, brown bears, wolves and reintroduced European bison.
Costa Rica’s turtle conservation projects offer travellers, including families with children aged five and over, the chance to support endangered sea turtles while exploring one of the world’s richest ecosystems. Along the biodiverse southern Pacific coast, volunteers at Reserva Playa Tortuga help protect olive ridley, green, leatherback and hawksbill turtles through night patrols, nest monitoring and hatchling releases. Founded in 2009, the reserve has released more than 50,000 hatchlings and works to prevent poaching through protected hatcheries and around-the-clock monitoring.
Foundation Conservation Carpathia protects around 200,000 acres while restoring areas damaged by illegal logging into biodiverse landscapes. Conservation-focused tours allow travellers to visit restoration projects, observe wildlife from hides and meet local teams working to preserve the region’s ecosystems.
Visitors may spot bears, bison, lynx and wolves among centuries-old
During nesting season, visitors can measure
turtles, relocate eggs and witness hatchlings making their first journey to the Pacific Ocean.
forests and misty mountain ridges.
Projects also support rescued captive bears, helping improve public attitudes and, where possible, returning animals to the wild in protected mountain habitats.
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