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Costa Rica Faces Coastal Crisis with Manzanillo Losing to Sea Rise

Tico Times - February 15, 2026

Study Finds Half of the World’s Coral Reefs Hit by Mass Bleaching

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Costa Rica’s Dry Forest Pit Viper and Why It Shows Up in Yards

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Costa Rica Seeks Independent Check on Protected Forest

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Costa Rica Rescues Orphaned Manatee Calf in Tortuguero

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A young female manatee washed up alone on a beach in Tortuguero National Park early on January 5, sparking a coordinated effort by local...

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Costa Rica’s Térraba Community Battles Biodiversity Loss with Tree-Planting Revival

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In southern Costa Rica, the Térraba Indigenous community stands as a frontline defender against a deepening global biodiversity crisis. With one million species facing...

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Costa Rica Mandates Mangrove Restoration at RIU Guanacaste Hotel

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Costa Rica's Environmental Administrative Tribunal has issued a directive for the RIU Guanacaste hotel complex to repair mangrove and forest areas harmed during its...

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Costa Rica Probes Osa Permits in Fila Costeña Amid Eco Concerns

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Costa Rica's Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) has accepted a complaint and sent it to its oversight unit for review. The focus is...

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Costa Rica Biologists Identify New Insect Species in Museum Collections

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Biologists at the University of Costa Rica have uncovered 16 new species of leafhoppers after examining insect collections that sat untouched in museums for...

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Costa Rica Shifts Toward Regenerative Tourism Alongside Other Nations

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Costa Rica has long stood out for its commitment to protecting natural areas through tourism. Now, our country joins a growing number of nations...

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Costa Rica’s Mighty Baird’s Tapir is the Quiet Giant of the Forest

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Today we discuss a creature that’s very close to my heart, the Baird’s tapir. It’s an enormous, elephant-nosed, whistling, puddle-pooper. What’s not to love?...

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FECOP Study Reveals Shifting Trends in Costa Rica’s Sport Fishing Resources

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Sailfish and companion-species fishing tourism represents a major source of income for Costa Rica, particularly for communities along the Pacific and Caribbean coasts. Despite...

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How AI Is Changing Wildlife Research in Costa Rica

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My work, using camera traps in wildlife monitoring projects, involves two extremes. I’m either hiking up a never-ending hill, splashing through a stream, and...

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Costa Rica Leads Effort to Shield Sloths from Growing Illegal Trade

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Costa Rica, alongside Brazil and Panama, has secured new international safeguards for two species of two-toed sloths, as nations at the United Nations Convention...