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Expansion of monoculture farming could mean extinction for some tropical birds

According to a new study published in the magazine Science Friday, forest-dwelling birds in Costa Rica, like the Trogon or Resplendent Quetzal, are especially struggling to adapt to areas converted into intense monocultures, like sugarcane or pineapple plantations.

Geek out on nature at Costa Rica’s new online biodiversity portal

Biologists estimate that at least four percent of the world's plant and animal species live in Costa Rica. Now, information on all of those species is available to anyone at the Costa Rica National Museum's online national biodiversity portal, Ecobiosis.
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5 Arrested in Costa Rica’s Gandoca Manzanillo Refuge

The Environmental Prosecutor's Office and the Prosecutor's Office for Probity, Transparency, and Anticorruption reported that five people have been arrested in connection with an...

Copa America Final Chaos: Hard Rock Stadium Responds to CONMEBOL Criticism

Hard Rock Stadium defended the security measures in place for Sunday's Copa America final after CONMEBOL accused the venue of ignoring advice that might...

President Chaves Proposes Gold Mining in Northern Costa Rica

The President of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, proposed on Tuesday to exploit a gold deposit in the north of the country after winning a...