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Costa Rica Battles More Than 31,000 Screwworm Cases

The Tico Times - July 5, 2026

U.S. Flags Costa Rica Overfishing Monitoring Failures

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Study Suggests Earth Has Far More Insect Species Than Scientists Thought

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s Water Crisis Deepens as AyA Loses Half Its Supply

Costa Rica Battles More Than 31,000 Screwworm Cases

The Tico Times - July 5, 2026

Costa Rica registered 31,324 positive cases of New World screwworm between February 2024 and February 2026, a two-year outbreak that forced one of the...

U.S. Flags Costa Rica Overfishing Monitoring Failures

The Tico Times - July 5, 2026

Costa Rica’s reputation as a green leader is facing new pressure after a 2026 U.S. fisheries report identified the country for failing to properly...

Costa Rica Study Suggests Earth Has Far More Insect Species Than Scientists Thought

Tico Times - July 1, 2026

A major new study built on more than three decades of fieldwork in Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Conservation Area suggests Earth may be home to...

Costa Rica’s Water Crisis Deepens as AyA Loses Half Its Supply

Tico Times - July 1, 2026

Costa Rica’s national water utility is under renewed scrutiny after officials warned that more than half of the water produced by the Instituto Costarricense...

Costa Rica Geologists Call for National Plan as Illegal Gold Mining Spreads

Tico Times - June 30, 2026

Costa Rica’s illegal gold mining problem is no longer confined to the long-running Crucitas debate, the Colegio de Geólogos de Costa Rica warned, calling...

Costa Rica Study Finds Rare Red Spiny Lobster Population Hidden for 40 Years

Tico Times - June 30, 2026

Divers and fishermen have long called spiny lobsters "bugs," a nod to their long antennae and armored, insect like build. For more than four...

Costa Rica Warns Environmental Crimes Are Linked to Organized Networks

The Tico Times - June 23, 2026

Costa Rican prosecutors are warning that environmental crimes such as wildlife trafficking, illegal mining, illegal logging and the unlawful trade in natural resources are...