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Listening to the Jungle’s Hidden Biodiversity
Imagine hearing the life of the forest, alive in every chirp, croak, and whisper. Through bioacoustics, our remote recorders capture these sounds continuously—day and night—revealing wildlife we cannot see. Our recordings are analyzed using Cornell Lab’s software and AI tools to identify species, and provide precise data on presence, timing, and population trends.
Why Sounds Matter
“We are immersed in the wondrous legacy of the ciliary hair,* ” writes David G. Haskell—our inner ear’s tiny sensors, relics of life’s evolutionary leap into hearing. From early insect wing scrapes to frog choruses, nature’s sound is creative, ancestral, and vibrant. Sounds Wild and Broken teaches us that sound is generative. It binds us to life, awakens empathy, and withers with silence. ** (Los Angeles Review of Books,)
Agroforestry & Biodiversity
Our agroforestry, including Macaw Kakau cacao, thrives in a biodiverse soundscape. A healthy forest supports pollinators, birds, mammals, and soil microbes—all contributing to the vibrancy of our ecosystem and the cacao that makes our chocolate.
La Ruta Conectividad:
Restoring a Corridor of Life
We have begun establishing a 20 km vegetative corridor linking Carara and La Cangreja National Parks, along with several wildlife reserves. This living pathway bridges fragmented habitats into a larger, healthier ecosystem. Bioacoustic recorders placed throughout the corridor will monitor wildlife movement and biodiversity, guiding restoration efforts along this vital migratory route. You can help — your gift will fund recorders, local technician care, data analysis, and community education that make the corridor effective.
You can help — your gift will fund recorders, local technician care, data analysis, and community education that make the corridor effective.
Support Level | How Your Gift Helps |
Sound Spark | $25 – Provides batteries or an SD card to keep one recorder operating for one year. |
Echo Keeper | $150 – Covers six technician visits for routine maintenance and data retrieval over 12 months. |
Chorus Builder | $500 – Funds purchase, field installation, and one year of technician support for a new recorder. |
Habitat Mapper | $5,000 – Underwrites one year of expert data analysis and GIS mapping to document habitat recovery. |
Forest Voice | $7,500 – Includes all of the above plus ODA speakers to broadcast live Macaw Sanctuary soundscapes to your home.. |
Streaming the Jungle: Emotional & Ecological Connection
Audio from our Macaw Sanctuary is broadcast live in real time. Listen to bird choruses, insect arias, and frog quartets. These natural soundscapes calm the mind, relieve stress, and foster wellness. When you hear the forest, you feel its pulse—and you feel connected. The voices become very active at
dawn and dusk in Costa Rica. Stream our forest sounds live via https://odaradio.com/radio_out.aac
Why We Do It
We’re backed by researchers in cacao agroforestry, soil microbiology, and tropical restoration. But it’s more than science—it’s soul. As Haskell reminds us, sound connects nerve to nerve, weaving humans into the fabric of life. We listen not just to conserve—but to belong. (Los Angeles Review of Books)
* Haskell, David George. 2022. Sounds Wild and Broken: Sonic Marvels, Evolution’s Creativity, and the Crisis of Sensory Extinction. New York: Viking.
**Los Angeles Review of Books