AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWildlife Tech in Costa Rica: Researchers reported a rare remora “hitchhiker” clinging to a nesting olive ridley sea turtle on Playa Pejeperro, surviving about 19 minutes on land before being returned to the ocean. AI for Field Science: Emory and Georgia Tech unveiled CapuchinAI, an open-source, battery-powered touchscreen + facial recognition system that automates cognitive testing of wild capuchins in Costa Rica’s Taboga Forest Reserve, identifying individuals with ~97% accuracy and letting monkeys learn reward tasks with minimal human handling. Conservation Updates: Costa Rica’s 2026 jabiru monitoring recorded nine active nests, 19 chicks, and a minimum of 148 jabirus across key river basins—cautious hope, not a full safety guarantee. Public Health Alert: The CDC issued a Level 2 notice for chikungunya in Guanacaste (notably Playa Langosta/Tamarindo), flagging local mosquito transmission risk during peak travel season. Food & Trade Policy: IICA officials in San José urged Americas governments to push for science-based, transparent EU rules on pesticide residue limits to avoid de facto import barriers.
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