A year-long wildlife study at Reserva Conchal in Guanacaste documented 79 species of mammals, birds and reptiles, nearly double the 40 recorded during the...
A bright yellow coral found on seamounts off Costa Rica was so distinct that scientists created an entirely new family for it, then named it in Tolkien's Elvish.
The Jaguar Rescue Center has finished a fundraising campaign with the organization Ma Earth that raised $20,000 to insulate 50 electrical transformers in Costa...
Costa Rica’s Legislative Assembly unanimously approved a bill today requiring wildlife protection measures in new and existing public infrastructure projects, a major legal step...
Costa Rica’s latest national jabiru count recorded nine active nests and 19 chicks during the 2026 breeding season, offering cautious hope for one of...
A coalition of environmental organizations has launched a nationwide campaign to protect Costa Rica’s coral reefs as a powerful El Niño threatens to push...
Costa Rica could soon face formal international scrutiny over the way it authorizes exports of silky shark products, a species protected under the Convention...
An animal welfare bill now before the Legislative Assembly would require veterinary supervision for anyone who breeds animals commercially, impose new operating standards on...
An environmental lawyer has asked a Costa Rican court to immediately suspend exports of three thresher shark species, arguing that stronger international protections became...
A decree in force since August 10 seals Costa Rican security records including procurement files, as a governing-party lawmaker's unexplained "Operation Pegasus" remark sharpens the dispute.
All eight lanes of the Circunvalación bridge over the María Aguilar River reopened yesterday, restoring normal traffic on one of San José’s busiest highways...
For decades, Costa Rica was the undisputed poster child of Central American expat life. However, a quiet reshuffling of priorities is underway, and a...
