• Tesa Mendoza Blowey

    Posted by Zara Palmer on April 14, 2022

    Tesa Mendoza Blowey is the Release Site Supervisor and oversees the last stage of rehabilitation for many animals under our care. She studied Wildlife Conservation Biology at the University…


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  • Santiago Garcia Dobles

    Posted by Zara Palmer on April 14, 2022

    Santiago Garcia Dobles is a veterinarian supervisor. His major is in Veterinary Medicine from Costa Rica National University. He started at Toucan Rescue Ranch as a local TCU volunteer….


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  • Andrés Sáenz Bräutigam

    Posted by Zara Palmer on March 18, 2022

    Andrés Sáenz Bräutigam is one of the veterinarians for Toucan Rescue Ranch. He started as a volunteer in July of 2014 and worked for Toucan Rescue Ranch in…


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  • Andrea Quirós Vargas

    Posted by Zara Palmer on June 16, 2021

    Andrea Quirós Vargas is the Tour Coordinator and one of the full-time guides at Toucan Rescue Ranch. She studied Management of Natural Resources in the Universidad Estatal a Distancia…


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  • Carlos Hernández

    Posted by Zara Palmer on April 27, 2021

    Carlos is a Costa Rican native, growing up in San Jose, Costa Rica. He has experience in natural resources management, biology, and sustainable development. Carlos started his relationship with…


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  • Ivette Sirias

    Posted by Zara Palmer on February 15, 2017

    Ivette Sirias has lived in San Isidro, Costa Rica for 25 years. Her first job was at a company that offered laundry services, nine years later she became the…


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  • Leslie Howle

    Posted by Zara Palmer on September 24, 2014

    Founder and Director, Leslie grew up in Costa Rica. Her father was one of the first property developers on the Pacific coast, laying the…


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