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A Closer Look at the Elusive Purple Gallinule in Costa Rica

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Quick! Think of a purple bird! It’s a little difficult, right? I searched my brain and came up with a purple martin. A small...
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Meet the Bats of Costa Rica from Tent Makers to Fish Hunters

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Costa Rica is home to around 220 species of non-marine mammals. Roughly half of those species, 117 is the current number, are the type...
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Algal Bloom Detected in Costa Rica’s Gulf of Nicoya

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A noticeable change in watercolor has been reported across several zones of the Gulf of Nicoya and coastal areas adjacent to the Nicoya Peninsula....
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Costa Rica Overturns Management Plan for Gandoca-Manzanillo Refuge

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Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the General Management Plan for the Gandoca-Manzanillo Mixed Wildlife Refuge is unconstitutional. The decision annuls both the...
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Costa Rica Police Uncover Second Cyanide-Laced Mining Operation in Crucitas

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The environmental crisis in Crucitas persists. Police discovered and dismantled an artisanal mining material processing plant in a wooded area of Tatú Hill in Crucitas,...
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Good Timing Leads to Rare Snake Encounter in Costa Rica

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When it comes to viewing wildlife in person, timing is everything. There’s a great big world out there and the chances of you being...
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Costa Rica Loses Ocean Award Amid Shark Conservation Controversy

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Following recent statements by Costa Rica’s Minister of Environment, Franz Tattenbach, international organizations Fins Attached in association with the Rob Stewart Sharkwater Foundation, have...
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Costa Rica Minister Slams NGO “Blackmail” Following Ocean Award

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Last November, Costa Rica received the 2024 Oceans Advocate Rob Stewart Award at the annual “Save Our Oceans” gala, organized by Fins Attached in...
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Costa Rica’s Lagoon Suffers New Pesticide Spill

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The Madre de Dios lagoon in Batán de Matina, Limón, has once again been contaminated by pesticides, causing the death of thousands of fish....
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Calls Grow for Deep-Sea Mining Moratorium as ISA Talks Restart

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The International Seabed Authority (ISA) resumes negotiations Monday in search of rules to regulate deep-sea mining, amid controversy over Donald Trump's decision to unilaterally...
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El Salvador Mothers Denounce Prolonged Gang Crackdown Detentions

Ana Mercedes García spends her nights praying for her son, a construction worker with no criminal record who has been held in pretrial detention...
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Unique Costa Rica Tours Beyond Ziplines You Should Try

I remember a time when there were no canopy zipline tours in Costa Rica. The first one didn’t open until 1997, in the cloud...
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Costa Rica Faces Decade of Lost Progress in Education, Report Finds

Costa Rica lost ten years of progress in education, according to the Tenth Report on the State of Education 2025. The COVID-19 pandemic, along...
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Costa Rica Court Rules Uber Driver an Employee, Orders Vacation and Severance Pay

A court in Costa Rica has ruled that Uber must treat one of its drivers as an employee, not an independent contractor. The decision...
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