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A SHARED MISSION
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The Refugio Animales de Nosara and SIBU Sanctuary share a common mission: to rescue injured, orphaned, and displaced wild animals and provide them immediate medical care, rehabilitation, and eventual release into the wild. Animals unlikely to survive in the wild receive attentive, long-term care. We are also educators and advocates who work cooperatively with other organizations to encourage respect for animals’ lives and preservation of their habitat. Our work is complementary, but different. Read Nosara Wildlife's Goals (pdf file)
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- Rescues all types of wild animals that have been
injured, orphaned, or displaced. Howler monkeys are
our specialty.
- Provides animals immediate medical attention
- Feeds, shelters, and provides ongoing medical assessment and treatment in a safe environment
- Rehabilitates animals with assistance from veterinary
and wildlife specialists
- Works closely with Costa Rica’s electric company
(ICE) to prevent electrocutions
- Is developing a new clinic to improve response time
for treatment
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- Transfers animals in stable condition to enclosed
habitats within the jungle to reintroduce them to their
natural setting. (Depending on an animal’s condition,
a quarantine program is followed.)
- Provides ongoing rehabilitative care in the secured
jungle enclosure
- Transitions animals after quarantine to a steppeddown, secure habitat with an open canopy, enabling them to begin experiencing life in the wild again
- Sets free healthy animals able to survive on their own
- Provides a permanent, enriching habitat for animals
needing long-term care
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The Refugio and SIBU Sanctuary collaborate with veterinarians and wildlife biologists from Costa Rica’s Foundation for Animals in Social Disadvantage (FAEDES), the Ministry of Environment & Energy (MINAE), and other agencies involved in wildlife protection. |
From left to right: Dr. Sharine Alise; Dr. Emilio Cascante; Dr. Francisco Arroyo, Professor, Veterinary School, San Francisco de Asis Veritas University; Brenda Bombard, Founder, Refugio Animales de Nosara; Dr. Danilo Leandro, veterinarian from the National Service for Animal Health and President of the Association of Wildlife Veterinary Doctors; Elena Echandi,biologist, FAEDES; Dr. Carlos Villalobos, President, FAEDES; Vicki Coan, Founder, SIBU Sanctuary.
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