Health authorities from Russia arrived in Costa Rica Tuesday to evaluate trade possibilities for local animal products, the Agriculture and Livestock Ministry reported.
Costa Rican officials announced Tuesday that Paul Watson may voluntarily return to Costa Rica to face charges of attempted shipwrecking and endangerment at sea.
The arrest in Germany last weekend of marine conservationist Paul Watson, of the Sea Shepperd organization, has outraged environmentalists around the world. Watson faces charges of attempted shipwrecking stemming from a 2002 incident off the Guatemalan coast.
