WHO WE ARE
SalveMonos is a non-profit organization that has been working on protecting and preserving wildlife, especially the Howler monkey population for the past 19 years.
Our History
How it all Began
In 2004, concerned by the massive death of monkeys by electrocution in Guanacaste, Simona Daniele and Patricia Sterman chose not to be silent and donated funds and time to start a project that allowed them to build the first twelve bridges for wildlife. This is how Salvemonos Tamarindo was born. In 2010, Karol Allard joined the cause and created SalveMonos Playa Hermosa. More people joined the team in the following decade, including biologists, forest engineers, lawyers, researchers, our field director, and volunteers. In addition, other SalveMonos were created in the communities of Ocotal, Playas del Coco, Liberia, and Brasilito.
Simona Daniele
President
Patricia Sterman
Vicepresident
Karol Allard
Statutory Auditor
Giuseppe Trimarchi
Treasurer
Dr. Gilberth Cavallini
Standing Member
Marcela Rodríguez
Secretary
Rodrigo Roesch
Standing Member
Ines Azofeifa
Field Director
Martina Trimarchi
Lic. Walter Brenes
Environmental Lawyer
Lic. Laura Jimenez
Environmental Lawyer
Gina Malavassi
Marketing/Fundraising
OUR MISSION
To protect and rescue Costa Rica’s wildlife, especially the Howler Monkeys, through actions and mechanisms that reduce threats to their way of life and by creating an appropriate environment for the reproduction of their species and guaranteeing the necessary help for the endangered individuals.
Action Pillars
- DEFORESTATION PREVENTION AND REFORESTATION PROJECTS
- WILDLIFE ACCIDENT PREVENTION
- FIRST RESPONSE PROTOCOLS
- SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE PROBLEM
- COMMUNITY AWARENESS
Our Commitments
➡ Protect and regenerate biological corridors.
➡ Construction/installation of Monkey Bridges
➡ Promote environmental education projects
➡ Provide assistance to injured wild animals
➡ Establish concrete actions for the prevention & attention of wildlife
Join us
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Become a Salvemonos
Help Us Preserve Wildlife and the Howler Monkeys in Costa Rica