Become a Member
Two ways to be part of something bigger. Whether you want to support conservation financially or contribute your knowledge to the catalog — there is a place for you here.
Monthly Patron
Support Costa Rica's biodiversity with a recurring monthly contribution. Choose the cause you care about most.
Displayed on your profile and in the community
- Exclusive Patron badge on your profile
- Choose which wildlife charity receives your donation
- Early access to new features
- Name listed in our annual supporter report
- Ad-free browsing experience
Select from a curated list of verified Costa Rican wildlife conservation organizations. 60% of your contribution goes directly to them.
Choose your monthly contribution
Species Curator
Contribute your knowledge directly to the catalog. Add, verify, and enrich species, habitat, and protected area records.
Recognized expert contributor badge
- Exclusive Curator badge on your profile
- Permission to create and edit species records
- Permission to create and edit habitats & protected areas
- Participation in the scientific review community
- Your name credited on every record you contribute
- Direct impact on Costa Rica's biodiversity knowledge base
- ·Biologists, naturalists, researchers, or field experts
- ·Passionate nature lovers with verifiable species knowledge
- ·Educators or conservationists with field experience
Applications reviewed within 7 days
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PayPal — Coming soon
Coming soonWe are working to add PayPal as a payment option. Stay tuned!
Costa Rica Species is an educational, informational, and community-driven project. In essence it is non-profit, sustained entirely by voluntary contributions and memberships.
This is a voluntary monthly contribution. There is no product or commercial service involved — only your support for a project built from the heart.
Cancel anytime by writing to info@costaricaspecies.com — no questions asked, processed within 48 h.
Refunds are evaluated case by case given the non-commercial nature of this project.
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Partner Conservation Organizations
Sponsors can direct their contributions to any of these verified Costa Rican wildlife charities.