Cocos Island Shark & Sea Turtle Expedition for Volunteers

Located 530 kilometers southwest off Costa Rica’s mainland, Cocos Island National Park and World Heritage site is known worldwide as an ocean haven for spectacular sharks, rare sea turtles, whales and abundant marine wildlife. Book your spot for our July scuba expedition to escape to this breathtaking landscape! It's perfect for learning, , , and more! For more information

Dreaming of the deeps: World's most epic scuba diving destinations --- CNN "Cocos Island, Costa Rica Diving by liveaboard dive boats is the only way to access Cocos Island, a remote Pacific Ocean island that belongs to Costa Rica and lies some 330 miles off the mainland."... '"Enchanting is a word that gets kicked around a lot in travel, but if a jungle island ringed with waterfalls right out of Jurassic Park where every dive is a shark dive doesn't do it for you, I don't know what will," says Mary Frances Emmons, editor-in-chief of Scuba Diving magazine. "Cocos Island is an eastern Pacific way station for every kind of creature, she says, from Galapagos and hammerhead sharks to parrot fish, squirrel fish, rays and jacks by the thousands." https://edition.cnn.com//best-scuba-diving-dest/index.html

Thanks for all the support you showed us in 2020! Because of the donations you gave and the actions you took on behalf of marine animals, we are able to continue to fight for the planet. We wish you all a Happy New Year and look forward to a prosperous 2021!

This is the sixth leatherback of the season nesting on Naranjo Beach! (Photos by Pablo Aguilar.) Let's make 2021 the year of the leatherback.

ANNOUNCEMENT: We're proud to share a second grant opportunity to nonprofit organizations around the world challenged by COVID-19! Through the Marine Debris Prevention & Awareness Grant, Turtle Island Restoration Network seeks to support research and conservation projects around the world relating to a massive and growing concern for ocean conservation: marine debris. The nonprofit that receives the most votes will be awarded the $5,000 grant! ... Tag an organization you feel is deserving! More information https://buff.ly/353SOLD

Last chance to DOUBLE your support The New Year is nearly upon us that means there’s less than 12 hours left to give in 2020! Make no mistake, this year has been gut-wrenching. We are constantly reminded of the negative consequences of humankind's actions.... We’re still fighting to save endangered species and protect the oceans we all rely on, but we can’t do it without YOUR help. Help us finish the year strong with your tax-deductible donation. Many thanks, and Happy New Year! Donate here

There’s still time to make a year-end gift today for a 100% MATCH We have so much more work to do to ensure these animals survive. Will you help us recover endangered sea turtle populations and protect precious ocean habitat by making a gift to our work today?... Thanks to a generous, longtime supporter, your thoughtful contribution will be DOUBLED! This holiday season, all gifts will be matched.