{"id":3727,"date":"2026-01-14T07:28:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santateresahoy.com\/?p=3727"},"modified":"2026-01-14T07:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:28:35","slug":"comienza-el-vi-conteo-nacional-de-primates-un-proyecto-de-ciencia-ciudadana-para-proteger-a-los-primates-de-costa-rica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santateresahoy.com\/en\/2026\/01\/14\/comienza-el-vi-conteo-nacional-de-primates-un-proyecto-de-ciencia-ciudadana-para-proteger-a-los-primates-de-costa-rica\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6th National Primate Count begins: a Citizen Science project to protect the monkeys of Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reading time 4 minutes <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Count is held from January 15 to 31 and will provide important data to assess the status of primate populations in Costa Rica.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is the sixth consecutive year that the National Primate Count is held, a citizen science project organized by the Non Profit Somos Congos and the Sustainable Development Postgraduate Program from the University of Costa Rica.&nbsp;<br><br>The Count seeks to involve anyone with access to the internet and who is interested in contributing to the scientific creation of the country and subsequently to the conservation of the monkeys. The troops that pass through urban areas and that are observed on a daily basis can be reported and excursions can also be organized to locate the troops that are in the forests.&nbsp;<br><br>Data can be entered via WhatsApp (you can access the group <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.whatsapp.com\/HJZlVkYraCcCuvrmRXV19h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>), with the iNaturalist app for <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/mx\/app\/inaturalist\/id421397028\">iPhone<\/a> o <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.inaturalist.android&amp;hl=en_US&amp;pli=1\">Android<\/a> and also on the website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naturalistacr.go.cr\">www.naturalistacr.go.cr<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This talk explains how to enter data in the iNaturalist app and on the website (in Spanish):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"863\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mg5zOugKcKY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To enter the data via WhatsApp you can find all the information in this video:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"863\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tlJBQIIyVwE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">The data required is:<br>-Species<br>-Number of individuals<br>-If possible, sex and age<br>-Location (send Whatsapp location, not just write address)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En esta <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=WSz5skT7izgu0026amp%3Bfeature%3Dshared\">charla<\/a> se puede aprender sobre las cuatro especies de monos presentes en Costa Rica y c\u00f3mo reconocerlas. En el distrito de C\u00f3bano podemos encontrar las especies Carablanca y Congo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the data from the counts, maps that contribute to scientific production and to understanding the evolution of populations year by year are created. This is an example of the maps that are created from the data collected.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"863\" height=\"611\" data-attachment-id=\"3732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/santateresahoy.com\/en\/2026\/01\/14\/comienza-el-vi-conteo-nacional-de-primates-un-proyecto-de-ciencia-ciudadana-para-proteger-a-los-primates-de-costa-rica\/photo-2026-01-09-09-02-51\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santateresahoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-09-09-02-51.jpg?fit=1239%2C877&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1239,877\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"PHOTO-2026-01-09-09-02-51\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santateresahoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-09-09-02-51.jpg?fit=863%2C611&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santateresahoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-09-09-02-51.jpg?resize=863%2C611&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Mapa que muestra los reportes totales del Conteo Nacional de Primates en Costa Rica, incluyendo s\u00edmbolos para distintas especies y sus ubicaciones entre 2021 y 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-3732\" style=\"width:627px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santateresahoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-09-09-02-51.jpg?resize=1024%2C725&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santateresahoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-09-09-02-51.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santateresahoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-09-09-02-51.jpg?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/santateresahoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/PHOTO-2026-01-09-09-02-51.jpg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w, 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