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Costa Rica Researchers Study Rare Meat-Eating Vulture Bees

Tico Times - June 17, 2026

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Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Wildlife Cameras Reveal Ocelot Naps and Crocodile Log Crossings

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Says Ostional Turtle Nesting Not Seriously Harmed by Strong Swells

Costa Rica Researchers Study Rare Meat-Eating Vulture Bees

Tico Times - June 17, 2026

In the forests of Sarapiquí, Costa Rica, some bees are drawn to something far different from flowers. They visit decaying animal remains, feed on...

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Guest Author - June 16, 2026

There are stories that unfold quietly. They don't make sensational headlines or end with delegates storming out of the room in protest. They are quieter...

Costa Rica Wildlife Cameras Reveal Ocelot Naps and Crocodile Log Crossings

Vincent Losasso - June 14, 2026

Where do I put my next camera trap? If you see me out somewhere and I have a kind of faraway look in my...

Costa Rica Says Ostional Turtle Nesting Not Seriously Harmed by Strong Swells

Tico Times - June 14, 2026

Videos showing hundreds of turtle eggs scattered across the sand at Ostional National Wildlife Refuge raised concern this week, after strong Pacific swells eroded...

Costa Rica Rolls Out National Strategy to Stop Wildlife Electrocutions

Tico Times - June 13, 2026

Costa Rica is moving to give national force to a strategy aimed at reducing one of its most persistent threats to wildlife: electrocution on...

Costa Rica Prepares for Severe El Niño as Water, Power and Tourism Face Pressure

Tico Times - June 13, 2026

Costa Rica is preparing for a difficult El Niño cycle that could put pressure on water supplies, electricity costs and tourism services in some...

Costa Rica’s Borinquen Geothermal Plant Advances With Major Contract

Tico Times - June 12, 2026

Costa Rica’s state electricity company has moved Borinquen I one step closer to completion, awarding a contract worth nearly $100 million for the main...

Costa Rica Says Ocean Conservation Must Benefit Fishing Communities

Tico Times - June 12, 2026

Costa Rica used a major international environmental finance meeting in Uzbekistan to present a marine conservation message built around coastal communities, fishing families and...

Costa Rica Rolls Out Plan as El Niño Officially Arrives

Tico Times - June 12, 2026

El Niño is no longer a forecast for Costa Rica. It's here. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed Thursday that the...