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Firefighters Battle Blaze in Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge

Tico Times - April 25, 2024

Environment and Wildlife

The Difficulty of Enforcing Laws on Feeding Wild Animals

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Faces Water Supply Challenges Amid Severe Drought

Environment and Wildlife

Birds of Costa Rica: Meet the Gray-Headed Kite

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Guess who is accused of Costa Rica’s ongoing water crisis?

Ileana Fernandez -

Most of the water supply problems faced by the country are the responsibility of the Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewerage (AyA). A...

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Costa Rica Wildlife – I Finally Saw a Baird’s Tapir

Vincent Losasso -

In Costa Rica, a land of mostly small creatures, a giant lurks in the shadows. Costa Rica is not Africa, where a huge number...

Environment and Wildlife

Forest Fire Rages in Costa Rica’s Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve

Authorities of the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area (ACAT) reported that a forest fire broke out in the Lomas de Barbudal Biological Reserve (RBLB). The fire...

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Norway Declines Costa Rica’s Request for Oil and Gas Exploration Studies

Ileana Fernandez -

The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) informed that Norway rejected the government's request to support studies on the exploration and exploitation of oil...

Environment and Wildlife

Protecting Costa Rica’s Endangered Jabiru: A Call for Community Support

Recent reports from the Arenal Tempisque Conservation Area (ACAT-SINAC) showed an increase in Jabiru sightings during the months of February and March, particularly in...

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Costa Rica Gears Up for Partial Solar Eclipse Spectacle

Costa Rica is set to experience a spectacle today as a partial solar eclipse is set to occur. For those eager to witness this...

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Firefighters Battle Blaze in Caño Negro National Wildlife Refuge

Since last Sunday, forest fire departments of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area have been dealing with a forest fire in the sector of...

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The Rise of Brazilian Funk: Anitta, Beyoncé, and Beyond

From Anitta to Beyoncé, through exhibitions and artistic residencies, funk has left the favelas of Rio to become a global phenomenon. However, prejudices still...

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The Difficulty of Enforcing Laws on Feeding Wild Animals

There is a certain intimacy felt when gazing into the eyes, the "windows of the soul" if you will, of a wild animal. To...

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