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Rescued dogs in need of forever homes in Costa Rica

Make a new friend while you social distance in Costa Rica.

Costa Rican puppy stars in Puppy Bowl XV

Marisol is 18 weeks old and her ideal first date is a sunset hike, according to Animal Planet. 

Our favorite photos from the Costa Rica Animal Rescue Center

The Tico Times visited the Costa Rica Animal Rescue Center, a non-profit with a mission to rescue, rehabilitate and release animals back into their natural habitat. Check out our favorite photos.

Katja Bader and the animals of Jacó

Animal life in the Pacific coast area of Jacó turned around completely in 1998 with the arrival of Katja Bader. Spay and neuter campaigns, health checks, educational programs in the schools and highway signs urging drivers to go slow and brake for wildlife are a few of the things Bader has organized in the twenty years she has lived here.

Photos: 10 amazing hummingbirds in Costa Rica

Nature photographer Florian Kuster shares his shots of 10 beautiful hummingbirds in Costa Rica.

Santa Ana animal sanctuary comes with sad backstories, better endings

At the Refugio Herpetológico animal sanctuary in Santa Ana, the wards often have heart-breaking histories, but occasionally they are successfully released.

Costa Rica launches plan to attract birdwatching tourists

There are 925 species of birds in Costa Rica, representing almost 10 percent of the species in the world, and tourism officials are hoping to cash in on the rising market of tourists interested in watching them.

Warning: Dinosaurs on the prowl at new Dino Park near Liberia

New Dino Park at Blue River Resort in Guanacaste will sink its teeth into your inner child.

Tortuguero: Turtles, eggs, drunks and the circle of life

It's one thing to know that sea turtles have been laying eggs on beaches for tens of millions of years. It's quite another to go to Tortuguero and watch it happen.

Playa Hermosa, the unknown turtle-watching haven

On the black sands of Playa Hermosa, just below Jacó on the Central Pacific Coast, turtle-hatching season has begun again. And from an ideal vantage point on the beach, the Sandpiper Hotel on Hermosa's northern end stands as a symbol for the conservation efforts taken to help get as many baby turtles into the sea as possible.
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