Andrea Meza, who has been director of climate change for the Costa Rican government since 2015, was appointed Tuesday as Environment Minister, replacing the outgoing Carlos Manuel…
Costa Rica on Monday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its national parks system by creating another national park. During a ceremony at Casa Presidencial, President Carlos Alvarado…
Purchasing tickets to Costa Rica’s most popular national park is getting easier. The National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) announced this month that it has implemented an…
Meet Amalur. Amalur is an orphaned two-fingered sloth (Choloepus Hoffmanni) in Toucan Rescue Ranch's care. She is one of our youngest orphaned sloths at the moment. Found…
More than 300 baby sea turtles were released this month by a conservation group in Moín, Limón. The "Project for the Conservation of Sea Turtles in Playa…
While we here at The Tico Times usually publish sloth photos on Sundays, today we're celebrating a day early. Janet Sandi, Animal Care Coordinator at Toucan Rescue…
Last week, we introduced you to Lola, a sloth that traveled more than an hour under the hood of a truck. If you didn't see the story,…
[caption id="attachment_136567" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Photo via Toucan Rescue Ranch.[/caption] Everyone meet Lola la Trailera. She is an adult two-fingered sloth that hitched a ride with a truck…
Happy Slothy Sunday from all of us at The Tico Times and Toucan Rescue Ranch! Unlike most animals, sloths are built to hang upside-down. They have a…
Sloths are split into two family groups: two-toed sloths and three-toed sloths. Here in Costa Rica, we have two species, one from each family group: the Hoffman’s…
