Sara Martinez

Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center

Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center (formerly Rescate Animal Zoo Ave) is a non-profit foundation dedicated to Costa Rica's wildlife conservation. It is administered by a conservation nonprofit foundation called Fundación Restauración de la Naturaleza. Rescate Wildlife Rescue Center is the largest and oldest wildlife rehabilitation center in the country. In addition to rescuing and releasing native wildlife, we also maintain a Life-time Care Sanctuary and a Conservation Breeding Center. Rescate's 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's vision is to prioritize animal welfare and conservation. We receive over 3,000 animals on an annual basis and release the majority of them back into the wild. We also provide a forever home in our wildlife sanctuary. Residents of the sanctuary live in highly naturalized habitats in a natural forest setting. There are more than 125 species of animals (over 800 animals) including sloths, monkeys, jaguar, tapir, birds, and reptiles that have been rescued and cannot be released back to their natural habitat.