The Osa Peninsula - Costa Rica’s Wildest Forest | Plants of Costa Rica
One of the most biodiverse places on the planet, this tiny peninsula is packed with lush rainforests hosting all sorts of plants, animals, and fungi, while also offering a rare glimpse into an intact old-growth coastal forest, now largely gone from Central America’s Pacific coast. Fortunately, the peninsula is home to several large protected areas, most notably Corcovado National Park, and Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve.
Here we’ll look at an overview of some of the plants (and animals) that call this place home, some of its history, and some of the conservation issues it faces. And join me in my next videos as we zoom in, and start to look at some of the fascinating botanical inhabitants of this wild corner of the world.
Credits:
Drone Shot at 1:01: Thomas from Frères Vagabonds Youtube Channel
Día del Indígena: MJPRDP at wikimedia, CC-BY 3.0 Unported
Duroia costaricensis: Eduardo Chacón-Madrigal, iNaturalist, CC-BY 4.0
Osa pulchra: Ryan Somma, , CC-BY 2.0
Pineapple Farm: Shared Interest, , CC-BY 2.0
Sapranthus viridiflorus: Katja Schulz, , CC-BY 2.0
Oreomunnea pterocarpa: Leonardo Álvarez-Alcázar, iNaturalist, CC-BY 4.0
Couratari guianensis: Rebecca Hill, iNaturalist, used with permission
Swamp Forest in Corcovado: tik_tok, , used by permission
Vantanaea barbourii: Josh Emm, iNaturalist, used by permission
Mangrove: Vytautas Šėrys, , CC-BY 2.0
Dense Secondary Forest: mark goble, , CC-BY 2.0
Dense Forest Edge (from Ecuador): Alan Davey, , CC-BY 2.0
Vanilla inodora: Alexis López Hernández, iNaturalist, CC-BY 4.0
Vanilla pompona: Tristan Jobin, iNaturalist, CC-BY 4.0
Cookeina tricholoma: Katja Schulz, , CC-BY 2.0
Reforestation: katiebordner, , CC-BY 2.0
Satellite Maps: Google Earth Studio
Other Maps Created Using QGIS from the Following Sources:
Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion (SINAC)
Ecoregions 2017, CC-BY 4.0
Natural Earth
Filmed at and around Tamandua Biological Station
Special thanks to Rebeca Quirós and Allan Montes
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