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Costa Rica Orders Halt to Illegal Building in Protected Forest

Tico Times - May 8, 2025

Poás Volcano Crater Glows Red as Eruptions Persist

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Costa Rica Launches Drone Program to Monitor Crocodile Populations

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Aims to Ban Highly Hazardous Pesticides

Environment and Wildlife

VIDEO: How a Bird on my Porch in Costa Rica Relates to Wildlife and a Hole in a Tree

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A white-winged dove recently decided that the hanging plant, sitting about head high a few steps from my front door, was just the right...

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Happy Earth Day 2025: Celebrating Costa Rica’s Natural Wonders in Photos

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In celebration of our little 51,100‑square‑kilometer stretch of earth, we’re revisiting a selection of photos from Costa Rica’s landscapes. From volcanoes and rivers to...

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica Ghost Net Cleanup Saves Marine Life in Puntarenas

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For the Oceans Foundation successfully completed the first stage of its ghost net rescue campaign in Costa de Pájaros, Puntarenas, removing approximately 15 tons...

Environment and Wildlife

Growing Green: How Permaculture Thrives in Costa Rica

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“Permaculture” is a word that has steadily grown in our global vocabulary since it was coined in the 1980s by Australian environmentalist Bill Mollison....

Environment and Wildlife

Costa Rica’s First Underwater Camera Trap Reveals Hidden Wildlife

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I started reading The Tico Times in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, more than a decade ago when my wife and I first started brewing the crazy...

Environment and Wildlife

Northern Jacana Birds Walk Costa Rican Waters with Giant Feet and Reversed Gender Roles

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Today we meet the northern jacana, a little water bird with huge feet and an interesting sex life. The northern jacana (Jacana spinosa) is...

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New Salamander Species Discovered in Costa Rica’s Talamanca Mountains

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As a Costa Rican, I’ve always known our little country punches above its weight when it comes to nature. Now, we’ve got two more...

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Costa Rica Pulls Out of UN 2030 Agenda, Shocks Environmentalists

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President Rodrigo Chaves has withdrawn Costa Rica’s support for the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda, stripping institutional funding and public interest status from the Sustainable...