Animals of Costa Rica

Team

Who is part of the team?

Animals of Costa Rica is built by a small core team and a wider circle of co-authors, photographers and scientific advisors. We are deeply grateful to everyone who has contributed photographs, identifications and field expertise.

Authors

  • Portrait of Gernot Kunz

    Gernot Kunz

    Initiator · Scientific Content · Photography · Marketing

    As a biologist, Gernot is the initiator of the app and is responsible for its scientific content, including most of the photographs.

  • Portrait of Stefan Kunz

    Stefan Kunz

    Product Management · CTO · Marketing

    With an IT background, Stefan builds the bridge between consumer and development and takes care of all technical matters.

  • Portrait of Richard Kunz

    Richard Kunz

    Photography · Content Support

    Richard (our dad) greatly supports us in content production and classification, and contributes many photographs.

Co-Authors

We sincerely thank our co-authors for all their valuable contributions and support. Without them the app would not have come this far.

  • Portrait of Ángel Solís

    Ángel Solís

    Co-Author · Entomology · Photography

    Ángel is one of the leading entomologists of Costa Rica. He verifies the identification of beetles and contributes many insect photographs.

  • Portrait of Carlos L. de la Rosa

    Carlos L. de la Rosa

    Co-Author · Zoology · Photography

    Carlos is an enthusiastic zoologist, a photographer and a storyteller from Venezuela. He contributes many insect photographs as well as written content.

  • Portrait of Erwin Holzer

    Erwin Holzer

    Co-Author · Coleopterology · Photography

    Erwin is an Austrian beetle specialist and a devoted Costa Rica naturalist. He contributes many photographs, mostly of beetles.

  • Portrait of Minor Torres Salazar

    Minor Torres Salazar

    Co-Author · Bird Photography · Conservation

    Minor is a hobby biologist, conservationist, photographer and co-owner of the El Copal Biological Reserve. He contributes incredible photographs, primarily of birds.

  • Portrait of Jim Córdoba

    Jim Córdoba

    Co-Author · Entomology · Tour Guide

    Jim is founder and director of the Insectopia Insect Museum in Puerto Jiménez. He is a tour guide and entomologist with a special focus on the Osa Peninsula, and contributes many photographs.

  • Portrait of Dariel Sanabria Quirós

    Dariel Sanabria Quirós

    Co-Author · Entomology

    Dariel is one of the most enthusiastic insect lovers we know — with an incredible knowledge of Costa Rica’s invertebrate fauna. He verifies identifications and contributes many insect photographs.

  • Portrait of Jorge San Gil León

    Jorge San Gil León

    Co-Author · Freshwater Fishes · Taxonomy

    Jorge is a biology student and assistant at the Zoology Museum of the Universidad de Costa Rica, with great knowledge of the taxonomy and behaviour of freshwater fishes. He contributes content as well as many fish photographs.

Interested in supporting us?

Help us keep the project going.

Building and maintaining an app is a lot of work. While the software development is outsourced, you can still help in any of three ways:

  • Spread the word. We have no marketing budget — we rely on happy users to mention us on social media, in blog posts, in reviews, or to friends planning a trip.
  • Testing & content review. Try early alpha and beta releases and feed back what works or breaks. Spot a mistaken identification or a missing species? Tell us.
  • Financial support or sponsoring. Help us professionalise the app further. Get in touch via the contact form if you'd like to talk about how.