Waiting for Day X and other Frustrations of Field Work
We have been in limbo for about a five days now. Since Tuesday we are waiting for the arribada (synchronized mass nesting) to...
Field Freezer Explained and More Updates
Have you ever wondered how we are able to keep our blood samples and other samples that need to be frozen at -20 to -80 in the field...
Field Team 2016 - "MJ"
My name is Thanchira Suriyamongkol or "Moji", but I go by "MJ". I am an international student from Thailand, who came to the US 2010...
First Week on the Boat
The past week we have started our sampling of turtles in the water in front of Ostional. We are trying to find females and males right...
I Can Now Tick Off Costa Rica From My Bucket-List!
Howdy all! Greetings from Ostional, Costa Rica! My name is Brie and I'm the team's sea turtle endocrinologist. One of our field hands,...
A “New” Car, Bad Ultrasound Mojo, and the First Arribada – It is a steep learning curve.
After spending the better of the first two weeks in Costa Rica looking for a used car to purchase for the project I finally found a car...
