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Costa Rica Denounces Killing of Crocodile Believed to Have Eaten Boy

Late last month an eight year old boy was attacked and taken away by a large crocodile while swimming in a river with his...

Costa Rica Wildlife: 6 You Might Have Never Seen

The jungle can be a scary place, and even for some of the fiercest of Costa Rica’s creatures, sometimes the best defense is just...

Costa Rica Wildlife: Meet the Kinkajou

The cutest raccoon-teddy bear-monkey that you’ve probably never heard of. What exactly is a kinkajou? At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking that it’s...

Costa Rica’s Hidden Enemy: The Terciopelo

This boy was lucky, but for many in Costa Rica, the current protocol is planned failure.

Cameras in Costa Rica show endangered animal species roaming private wildlife refuges

A technology system consisting on hidden cameras or “trap cameras,” is being used by wildlife refuges in Costa Rica. Privately managed wildlife refuges help...

World Wildlife Day Celebrated in Costa Rica

The goal of today, March 3rd is to raise awareness about the current status of endangered and critically endangered wildlife species, and to highlight...

7 Latin American primate species among the 25 most endangered in the world

7 Latin American primate species, which inhabit Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru and one that extends from Mexico to Colombia, are among the most endangered...

Wetlands destruction driving ‘sensitive’ dragonflies to brink

The destruction of wetlands is driving a decline of dragonflies around the world, with one sixth of species of the magnificently colourful insects threatened...

Costa Rica creates new biological reserve

As part of National Parks Day celebrations, Costa Rica created a new biological reserve.

Official: The sloth is Costa Rica’s newest national symbol

The two- and three-toed sloth have officially become national symbols of Costa Rica.

Some baby bats babble like human infants, scientists find in Costa Rica

The babbling of 20 baby bats was recorded in Costa Rica and Panama between 2015 and 2016

Sloths, A New National Symbol of Costa Rica And Algae Growers

Sloths may be slow animals, but they surely make their way throughout Costa Rica. Their leisurely ways seem quite suited to the pura vida...

Watch: Snake stops traffic in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is home to about 140 snake species, of which only 23 are considered venomous.

Pic of the Day: Costa Rica’s smallest primate

The tití monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) is a Central American primate species, which has two subspecies that are geographically isolated, one of these subspecies is endemic to Costa Rica.
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Thousands of Dead Crabs Wash Ashore on Guanacaste Beaches

Thousands of dead crabs have washed up along some of Guanacaste's best-known beaches, and nobody yet knows why. The animals have turned up at...

Costa Rica’s Rebeca Grynspan Slips to Second in UN Race

Costa Rican economist and former vice president Rebeca Grynspan has fallen to second place in the race to become the next secretary-general of the...

Costa Rica Investigates Hepatitis A Outbreaks in San José

The Ministry of Health is investigating active hepatitis A outbreaks in Desamparados, Hatillo and Hospital, three heavily populated areas of San José. Health teams...

Cincinnati Open 2026 Sets All-North American Semifinal

An American man is guaranteed a place in the Cincinnati Open final after Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima won their quarterfinal matches on Friday....