Welcome to Jaguar Bridges!
Here, we aim to reach "one jaguar and one community at a time".
Here, we aim to reach "one jaguar and one community at a time".
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION & COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN COSTA RICA
Our team of conservation scientists and community advocates includes biologists, educators, technicians, and community service volunteers from the United States and Costa Rica. We focuses on conservation of wildlife, partnerships, conservation education, and local community outreach and improvement. We regard the jaguar as a "bridge" to conserving tropical forests because of their dependence on contiguous rainforest ecosystems. In the same way, rural peoples rely on natural resources from healthy rainforests such as clean water and non-timber forest products. Therefore, it is vital to conduct scientific wildlife research and to provide education and materials to rural villagers on the economic value and intrinsic benefits of rainforest conservation. To accomplish this, we work in partnerships and we provide materials for conservation education and workshops to rural schools. Furthermore, we strive to enhance the standard of living of families through community service projects. Through our projects, we encourage local villages to serve as gatekeepers of the rainforest.
These are the reasons we have become known as "Jaguar Bridges"!
"One Jaguar and One Community at a Time"
Our team of conservation scientists and community advocates includes biologists, educators, technicians, and community service volunteers from the United States and Costa Rica. We focuses on conservation of wildlife, partnerships, conservation education, and local community outreach and improvement. We regard the jaguar as a "bridge" to conserving tropical forests because of their dependence on contiguous rainforest ecosystems. In the same way, rural peoples rely on natural resources from healthy rainforests such as clean water and non-timber forest products. Therefore, it is vital to conduct scientific wildlife research and to provide education and materials to rural villagers on the economic value and intrinsic benefits of rainforest conservation. To accomplish this, we work in partnerships and we provide materials for conservation education and workshops to rural schools. Furthermore, we strive to enhance the standard of living of families through community service projects. Through our projects, we encourage local villages to serve as gatekeepers of the rainforest.
These are the reasons we have become known as "Jaguar Bridges"!
"One Jaguar and One Community at a Time"
WhaT WE DO
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Wildlife Conservation & Research
MONITORING JAGUAR & OTHER TERRESTRIAL FOREST WILDLIFE Research of wildlife in the Costa Rican neotropical rainforests is one of the most important ways to understand the structure and function of the incredible biodiversity of the tropics. We conduct baseline monitoring through partnerships using trail cameras to document jaguar and other wildlife species in different tropical forests. This provides important information on ecological trends and other changes to rainforest biota, which in turn can potentially impact community sustainability. |
Conservation Education & Partnerships
INSTILLING INTRINSIC BENEFITS OF RAINFOREST CONSERVATION Conservation education is a vital link to improving short and long term sustainability of rural communities that depend on healthy forest ecosystems including clean water and non-timber forest products. Through partnerships, we integrate our wildlife research methods and results into conservation education workshops, and we demonstrate the importance of rainforest conservation. We also provide educational materials and curricula to teachers and schools. |
Community Service &
Creation Care Outreach IMPROVING THE STANDARD OF LIVING IN RURAL VILLAGES Rural villages in the buffer zones of national parks and biological preserves are remote and often have substantial needs, due to geographic location and lack of economic development. The sustainability of these communities are intertwined with the health of the rainforest and wildlife. Community service projects such as water system improvement, installing pedestrian bridges, and church improvements help meet basic needs that may otherwise go unmet. Additionally, donations of school supplies, stuffed animals, shoes, and food address needs of children and families. |
CONTACT US
LESLIE A. HAY, PH.D. Executive Director at Jaguar Bridges
Email Leslie at: [email protected]
KAYLA J. HIATT, Wildlife Ecologist and Team Coordinator
Email Kayla at: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
P.O. BOX 1151
LOS LUNAS, NM 87031
Phone: 808-896-6924
FB: JAGUAR BRIDGES
Instagram: @jaguar_bridges
Email Leslie at: [email protected]
KAYLA J. HIATT, Wildlife Ecologist and Team Coordinator
Email Kayla at: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
P.O. BOX 1151
LOS LUNAS, NM 87031
Phone: 808-896-6924
FB: JAGUAR BRIDGES
Instagram: @jaguar_bridges
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Donate today and see your support take immediate action!
If you are wondering how you can be helpful from afar, you are more than welcome to donate to our project!
Currently, we are in the process of getting a Jaguar Bridges PayPal account set up.
If you would like to donate before then please send us an email at [email protected],
with the subject line "For Jaguar Bridges".
THANK YOU! GRACIAS
Currently, we are in the process of getting a Jaguar Bridges PayPal account set up.
If you would like to donate before then please send us an email at [email protected],
with the subject line "For Jaguar Bridges".
THANK YOU! GRACIAS
What Are Donations Used for?
-Purchasing new field equipment:
Trail Cameras
Scent Stations
-Shipping of donated goods to Costa Rica:(i.e. international shipping, import taxes, transportation, etc.)
School Supplies
Stuffed Animals and Toys
Shoes/Boots, Socks, and Toiletries
-Local Community Service Project costs:
Construction Materials
Tools
THANK YOU AGAIN, FRIENDS!
-Purchasing new field equipment:
Trail Cameras
Scent Stations
-Shipping of donated goods to Costa Rica:(i.e. international shipping, import taxes, transportation, etc.)
School Supplies
Stuffed Animals and Toys
Shoes/Boots, Socks, and Toiletries
-Local Community Service Project costs:
Construction Materials
Tools
THANK YOU AGAIN, FRIENDS!
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