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Costa Rica

Historic Cypress Trees Cut Down in Costa Rica After Foreign Resident’s Lawsuit

Ileana Fernandez - February 14, 2025

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Costa Rican Communities Win Fight to Protect Maritime-Terrestrial Zone at Cabuyal

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Police Halt Illegal Wetland Filling in Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast

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Explore Costa Rica’s Horizontes on a Guided Wildlife Tour

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Costa Rica’s Birdlife: Discover the Elusive Night Herons

Vincent Losasso -

Costa Rica is home to a variety of herons, egrets, and bitterns. In general, they are birds with long legs and sharp beaks that...

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Costa Rica’s Coral Reefs Revived by Samara Project

Tico Times -

A community-driven initiative in Playa Samara, Guanacaste, is making waves in marine conservation. The Coral Project Association, in collaboration with public and private organizations,...

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Marine Conservation in Costa Rica Led by Cocos Island

Tico Times -

In just one year of operation, the Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance Center of the Cocos Marine Conservation Area (ACMC) has become the most advanced...

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Fishing tourism as a pillar of the blue economy: Michael Jordan’s Costa Rican experience

Guest Author -

Michael Jordan’s second visit to Costa Rica for recreational fishing in 2025 underscores the growing significance of this activity not only as a leisure...

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Costa Rica Wildlife Reveals Mysterious Striped Hog-Nosed Skunk

Vincent Losasso -

Today we meet the striped hog-nosed skunk, a little-known species that inhabits forests throughout Costa Rica. The striped hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus semistriatus) is known...

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Costa Rica’s Wildlife Refuge at Risk: International Conservation Standards Violated

Ileana Fernandez -

Ariel Robles, deputy of the Frente Amplio, denounced the Costa Rican State before the Ramsar Convention for alleged illegal actions committed in the Gandoca-Manzanillo...