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Nations Revive Plastic Treaty Hopes After Tokyo Talks Signal Progress

Tico Times - March 3, 2026

Costa Rica Closed 2025 with 98.6 Percent Renewable Electricity Generation

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Costa Rica Turns Sargassum Threat into Resource Opportunity

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Costa Rica Reaffirms Sport Hunting Is Illegal and Penalties Apply

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

Vincent Losasso -

I’m leaning into being a grumpy old man here, but when I was a kid and I got in trouble my punishment was that...

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Costa Rica Seeks Independent Check on Protected Forest

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Costa Rica's Ombudsman’s Office has raised doubts about a report from the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) on the boundaries of forested lands...

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Why Iguanas Are Falling From Trees in South Florida

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Residents of South Florida are seeing something unusual this week: iguanas dropping from trees during an intense cold snap. Videos and photos have spread...

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Puma Sits for the Camera on a Pacific Cliff in Rare Costa Rica Footage

Vincent Losasso -

After two hundred or so articles mostly focused on wildlife for the Tico Times, I’ve written about most of the more well-known species that...

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Costa Rica Investigates Illegal Hunting of Endangered Wild Pigs

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Authorities in southern Costa Rica are investigating the illegal hunting of endangered wild pigs after the carcasses of ten animals were discovered last Wednesday...

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Endangered White-Lipped Peccaries Found Slaughtered Inside Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve

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Last Wednesday, the carcasses of ten wild pigs were found slaughtered inside the Golfo Dulce Forest Reserve on the Osa Peninsula in southern Costa...

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Environmental Concerns Prompt Calls to Halt Ocean Cove Project in Manuel Antonio

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A tourism and residential development in Manuel Antonio faces growing scrutiny as local figures push for a construction stop due to alleged harm to...

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Costa Rica Highway to Close Temporarily for Wildlife Crossing Installations

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Motorists traveling between the capital and the Caribbean coast need to adjust their plans this week. Route 32, the key highway linking San José...

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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...