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 KZread 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, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0
Pineapple Farm: Shared Interest, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0
Sapranthus viridiflorus: Katja Schulz, flickr.com, 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, flickr.com, used by permission
Vantanaea barbourii: Josh Emm, iNaturalist, used by permission
Mangrove: Vytautas Šėrys, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0
Dense Secondary Forest: mark goble, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0
Dense Forest Edge (from Ecuador): Alan Davey, flickr.com, 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, flickr.com, CC-BY 2.0
Reforestation: katiebordner, flickr.com, 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
Пікірлер: 29
It's so sad to think of the diversity we've lost, but then we have pockets of life still largely untouched on earth. This is very uplifting.
@bobm3477
Ай бұрын
Largely untouched, unfortunately we are changing that. It's happening quickly
Awesome
Amazing place!
That was fantastic!
You broaden my horizons with these wonderful videos.
You had me at “Cecropia” 👍❤
This was great! Can hardly wait for more!
Looks like you’ve stepped your editing up to the next level! I love it!
I’m going there tomorrow on vacation! I’m very excited!
@osavidafilms6256
2 ай бұрын
Hi I have an amazing jungle property rental
So excited for these new videos!
Amazing video!
💯/💯👍
When will the next episode of this series come out?
@AmblingwithSam
2 ай бұрын
Tomorrow! I'm releasing one a month with these until I can get faster at editing, haha.
@CapzVerse
2 ай бұрын
@@AmblingwithSam okay looking forward to the next one.
Can you please advise me on your quote 1 in 20 trees is yet to be described by scientists and where you get this data from? Thx
@AmblingwithSam
2 ай бұрын
Sure! I got that one from The Forests of the Osa Peninsula (Karsten Thomsen, 1998). It's based on work Thomsen did for his PhD. It is an older statistic, and I'm curious if the number has changed, but unfortunately I wasn't able to find anything more recent. So if you happen to find anything newer, let me know!
One other issue with the Osa is the number of free running dogs. For the most part friendly as they happily walk with you on hikes but any wildlife is chased away. The barking also causes tension in the normal forest sounds. The wild animals have so little space left, why is this allowed to happen?
Hello! We'd love to connect with you about licensing some of your footage. What is a good email address to contact you? Thank you for your consideration!
@AmblingwithSam
21 күн бұрын
Hi! Thanks for reaching out! I'd love to. From what I've seen, KZread tends to auto-delete comments that have an email address in them, so would it work for me to contact you via the email on your website?
@cornell_lab
17 күн бұрын
@@AmblingwithSam Fantastic! Yes, that would be great - please write Conservation Media in the subject. Looking forward to hearing form you.
I live here the claim by National Geographic is not true
I live here. It’s not the most biological intense place on earth
@paigeostroushko3452
2 ай бұрын
why would u say this
@osavidafilms6256
2 ай бұрын
@@paigeostroushko3452 because it’s true
@user-kq2ow6ms5l
Ай бұрын
Get over it. Then Move to the most biological intense place when you decide.
@osavidafilms6256
Ай бұрын
@@user-kq2ow6ms5l no way! I love this place