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Costa Rica Wildlife Crossings Bill Faces Risk of Being Shelved

Tico Times - May 21, 2026

Costa Rica Study Finds Biodiversity Returning to Restored Forests

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Costa Rica Conservation Farms Open Window Into Nicoya Peninsula Wildlife

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Costa Rica Birdwatching Fair 2026 to Spotlight Sarapiquí Wildlife

Costa Rica Court Orders Urgent Action to Protect Tempisque River

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Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has ordered several state agencies and local governments to act together to address the degradation of the Tempisque River, after...

Costa Rica Environmental Groups Host Concert to Protect Sharks

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A coalition of environmental organizations will hold a concert Friday night in San José to call attention to the decline of shark populations in...

Earthquake Near Manuel Antonio Felt Across Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast

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A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck off Costa Rica's central Pacific coast on Tuesday afternoon, with an epicenter just offshore from one of the country's...

Costa Rica Researchers Convert Waste Into Food

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Costa Rican researchers are turning to fungi as a possible answer to one of our country’s most urgent environmental problems: what to do with...

Habitat Loss Threatens Costa Rica’s Native Monkey Species

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Costa Rica’s native monkeys are facing growing pressure as forest loss, coastal development, and habitat fragmentation push several species toward local extinction. Three of...

Guanacaste Volcano Now Most Active in Costa Rica

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Rincón de la Vieja has overtaken Turrialba and Poás as Costa Rica's most active volcano, vulcanologists at the National University said this week, after...

Costa Rica’s Corcovado National Park Faces Pressure Over Tourism Growth

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Corcovado National Park, one of Costa Rica’s most important protected areas, is again at the center of a debate over how much tourism its...

Costa Rica Expands Marine Conservation Payments to Protect Hammerhead Sharks

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Costa Rica is moving to expand its payment-based conservation model into open-water marine protection, with a new program being designed to reward the protection...

Costa Rica Enforces Seasonal Fishing Ban in Gulf of Nicoya

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Costa Rica’s annual fishing ban in the Gulf of Nicoya begins May 1, closing one of the country’s most important fishing areas for three...

Costa Rica’s River Pollution Threatens Beaches and Wildlife

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Costa Rica is known for waterfalls, cloud forests, wildlife, beaches and the kind of green reputation that draws travelers from around the world. But...