Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center (former Rescate Animal Zooave) is a registered non-profit wildlife rehabilitation facility founded in 1989 and located on 34 acres of natural tropical forest in the province of Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Their mission is to protect and restore the country’s biodiversity through wildlife rehabilitation, endangered species breeding, habitat preservation, and the provision of lifetime care for non-releasable animals.
Rescate Wildlife‘s is a great stop when traveling from Los Sueños to the airport or back: located in La Garita de Alajuela, just 15 minutes from Juan Santamaría International Airport and 40 minutes from San José.
There are three main centers at Rescate’s facility in Alajuela: A state-of-the-art wildlife rehabilitation center, an endangered wildlife breeding center, a lifetime animal sanctuary with more than 125 species of animals
Over 3,000 wild animals are admitted on an annual basis including sloths, jaguars, monkeys, tapirs, pumas and coyotes as well as a wide variety of birds, small mammals and reptiles.
Roughly 3% of the birds, mammals, and reptiles that have been rescued cannot be released due to health or behavioral reasons. Non-releasable endangered species are maintained in the Endangered Wildlife Reproduction Center, where they have an opportunity to contribute to the survival of their species through successful breeding and release of off-spring. Non-releasable wildlife of more common species are provided with a lifetime sanctuary in the Conservation Park Sanctuary.
General admission: any time from 9 am to 5 pm, with access to 2.5km of trails through beautiful botanical gardens and the opportunity to see over 120 different species of wild animals.
Guided tours: available at 10:00 am & 2:00 pm, 2.5 hour in duration.
Hear the stories of our Sanctuary residents and why they are here. The guides know the best hiding places, so you have a much better chance of seeing more animals. Find out about the only hospital for wildlife in Costa Rica, and the thousands of animals that get returned back into their natural habitat. Learn about conservation, breeding programs, challenges we face, and how you can make a difference! There are hundreds of fascinating animals living in the Lifetime Care Sanctuary at Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center. Each one of them has a unique rescue story to tell, such as Guapo, the jaguar who was found floating on a log in a hurricane or Coco the 6-foot crocodile who was kept as a pet in someone’s backyard!
Take a guided tour of the Lifetime Care Sanctuary and learn all about the various residents who call Rescate their home. Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center’s experienced guides will not only share the stories about the various animal residents living in the sanctuary, but also the thousands of animals who have been released back into the wild!
This is a highly educational tour, in which you can learn about conservation, endangered species and the Costa Rican flora and fauna.
To make reservations, please contact us via email or phone:
pikotravel@hotmail.com
(506) 8380-9854
(506) 8381-0797