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Why I sometimes hate conservation – or, the ‘dolphin breeding ground’ debacle

"I have never given an opinion pro or con. What I have defended against many times is fabricated statements from environmental zealots."

New international campaign raises funds to protect Costa Rica’s ocean life

Donors at www.4amigos.org can contribute to a fund that supports a group of leading marine organizations in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica pledges to improve protection of its wetlands

Environment Ministry officials are currently working on the National Wetland Inventory, a project to compile an updated list of all water sources in the country.

Meatless Monday initiative launches in Costa Rica

This week Costa Rica officially joins the global initiative known as “Meatless Monday,” or Lunes sin Carne, which aims to reduce meat consumption and environmental harm.

Costa Rica, US officials sign bilateral conservation agreement

The conservation agreement calls for more expeditious and severe punishment for people found guilty of trafficking endangered wildlife species, and greater exchange of conservation experts, students and researchers.

Brooklyn yoga studio plans fundraiser to protect Costa Rican rain forest

Evalena Leedy was teaching a free community yoga class in Brooklyn's Prospect Park when a red-tailed hawk sat on a high branch and observed the session - launching a quest that would lead her to support conservation in Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula.

Costa Rica’s famed Manuel Antonio National Park will close on Mondays starting this month

An executive decree signed by the Environment Ministry last week aims at allowing restoration, recovery and rehabilitation of ecosystems at Manuel Antonio National Park, on Costa Rica's Central Pacific coast.

PHOTO GALLERY: A changing tide for Costa Rica’s artisanal fishing communities

Adrian Arguijo Valdez is an artisanal fisherman. His weathered hands are a testament to countless years of direct exposure to sun and wind on the Golfo de Nicoya, off Costa Rica's north-central Pacific coast. Threads dance off the edges of his loose clothing, but there is still great strength in his presence. “I used to be a fisherman but times have changed,” he says.

Following public outcry, Costa Rica temporarily blocks exports of hammerhead shark fins

The suspension came in response to the controversy sparked after environmental authorities gave permission to the company Smalley Development S.A. to export more than 1,200 kilograms of hammerhead fins on Feb. 16.

Leave that iguana in the jungle, expert tells Costa Rica

Thousands of parrots, monkeys, iguanas, toucans, turtles and other rain forest animals are kept as exotic pets in Costa Rica, a practice putting some species at risk, according to experts.

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