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Rewilding Success: Costa Rica's Ecological Garden Thrives

11/22/2025

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In Costa Rica's Sarapiquí region, Pierella Ecological Garden is a private reserve that transformed a former cattle pasture into a rainforest, led by owners William Camacho and Kristal Barrantes.
For 30 years, they have planted native species to restore the habitat and support biodiversity.
The garden employs butterfly-led rewilding, raising and releasing numerous butterfly species that aid pollination and seed dispersal, which has attracted birds, frogs, reptiles, monkeys, and ocelots.

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Story summary

In Costa Rica's Sarapiquí region, Pierella Ecological Garden is a private reserve that transformed a former cattle pasture into a rainforest, led by owners William Camacho and Kristal Barrantes.
For 30 years, they have planted native species to restore the habitat and support biodiversity.
The garden employs butterfly-led rewilding, raising and releasing numerous butterfly species that aid pollination and seed dispersal, which has attracted birds, frogs, reptiles, monkeys, and ocelots.