Park Wakeup Call

Learn about climate change's impacts on the Costa Rican rainforest from Abel Bustamente, a native wildlife guide. How do we balance profit and sustainability? Is there such a thing as eco friendly tourism, or is that an oxymoron? With his wry humor, youthful energy, and captivating expertise, Mr. Bustamente's insights will stick with you long after this audio-journey through the Gandoca Manzanillo rainforest ends. Meet bullet ants and poison dart frogs, tarantulas and sea-turtles; catch the perspective of a local, non-indigenous Costa Rican on the government's relationship with the native BriBri community (a stark contrast to that of Haniel, the indigenous citizen profiled in the previous episode! )----more----