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Daily Edition: San
José, Costa Rica, February 13, 2004
 HANGIN' OUT: A sloth at Aviarios del Caribe relaxes at the Caribbean refuge. Visiting scientists will study the animals this weekend. Tico Times/Dorothy MacKinnon |
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Country to Host
Water Conference
Costa Rica will host an international gathering of water experts next month
to discuss successful water management experiences and share information
from studies conducted in each participating country, organizers announced
yesterday.
(Click for
more)
North America Vets
Coming to Study Sloths
Drawn by Costa Rica's sloth population, a team of North American
veterinarians will meet in Costa Rica this weekend to study the elusive
animals.
(Click for
more)
Private Hospital Hosts
Drug-Prevention Clinics
In an effort to prevent drug addiction among young people, the private
Clínica Bíblica Hospital is planning a series of workshops that will focus
on the family's role in the lives of the young addicts.
(Click for
more)
February 13
International Cross-Country Ecological Race at Chirripó
Begins at 7 a.m., Sat., Feb. 14, in San Gerardo de Rivas. Info: 200-5348,
771-4836.
Monteverde Arts Fair
Fair includes food and craft sales, folkloric dances, games and music
concerts, Sat.-Sun., Feb. 14-15 in Monteverde. Info: 645-5219.
Animal Fair
Purchase chickens, ducks, hamsters, rabbits and all kinds of farm pets,
Sun., Feb. 15, 10 a.m., Santa Ana Conservation Center, Santa Ana. Info:
256-0012, 233-6701.
Performance by Argentinean Dancer Iñaki Urlezaga
Two performances, each different, 8 p.m., Sat.-Sun., Feb. 14-15 in the
National Theater in San José. Discounts for people attending both shows.
Info: 221-4952.
Country to Host
Water Conference
By Steven J. Barry
sbarry@ticotimes.net
Costa Rica will host an international gathering of water
experts next month to discuss successful water management experiences and
share information from studies conducted in each participating country,
organizers announced yesterday.
This is the fourth such reunion organized by the Iberoamerican Science and
Technology for Development Program.
Virginia Sánchez, organizer of the event here, said she hopes the conference
will help experts learn how to conduct more in-depth studies and make
decisions that will aid sustainable water management in Costa Rica.
"It's going to be a diverse gathering," she said. "I hope we can share
information with people who have had good results."
Previous gatherings have been held in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. As many
as 100 representatives from 21 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries are
expected to attend the event.
North America Vets
Coming to Study Sloths
Drawn by Costa Rica's sloth population, a team of North American
veterinarians will meet in Costa Rica this weekend to study the elusive
animals.
The visiting scientists will head to Aviarios de Caribe, a privately owned
wildlife refuge in Cahuita, on the southern Caribbean coast, to conduct most
of their research.
Aviarios de Caribe, a sloth rescue center, has between 45 and 60 two- and
three-toed sloths in their protection. The animals were rescued after being
abandoned by their parents, which either died prematurely or suffer from
injuries or illnesses.
The declining population and health of sloths is primarily blamed on the
destruction of their tropical rainforest habitat.
In addition to studying the sloths at Aviarios del Caribe, the team of
scientists is planning an exchange program with Costa Rican veterinarians in
hopes of increasing awareness about the rare animals.
Sloths spend most of their lives - including sleeping, eating, mating and
giving birth - hanging upside down from trees. When they do descend to the
ground to switch trees they move very slowly. This slow movement, along with
the sloth's brown fur, which is often covered in algae, provides a
camouflage that protects the animals from predators.
The sloth research project is sponsored by the National Institute of
Biodiversity (InBio) and the British Embassy in Costa Rica.
Private Hospital Hosts
Drug-Prevention Clinics
In an effort to prevent drug addiction among young people, the private
Clínica Bíblica Hospital is planning a series of workshops that will focus
on the family's role in the lives of the young addicts.
Hospital representative Susan Guzmán said the problem of adolescent drug
addiction is intensified when school begins and teens congregate.
A group of emergency room doctors from the hospital decided to combat the
problem by sponsor the workshops. Professionals in psychology, psychiatry
and medical emergencies will help educate parents about adolescent drug use
and address questions such as "What should I do if I find out my child is
under the influence of drugs?" and "What do drugs do to the lives of
adolescents and their families?"
According to the Costa Rican Institute of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence,
the average age of people who smoke marijuana for the first time decreased
from 18.5 to 17.5 between 1995 and 2000.
In that same period, the average age for people who try cocaine for the
first time lowered from 22 to 18.5 years old.
The first workshop begins Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Clínica Bíblica in San
José. Workshops will be held once a month for the rest of the year. They are
free and open to the public, but space is limited. For info call 257-5252
ext. 777.
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