Costa Rica wildlife

One of the most spectacular wildlife displays on the planet is happening in the skies over Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast right now: fall raptor migration and the formation of a "river of raptors." And thanks to a geographic bottleneck, one of the best places in the world to witness it is the Kèköldi indigenous territory on Costa Rica's southern Caribbean coast.

Continuing last month's series, a look at five more birds that are common in the trees, telephone wires, rooftops, and sidewalks of San José.

Despite the best efforts of many a telescope-wielding nature guide, I fell in love with birds while sitting at my desk in San José,...

Chila's baby is the first ocelot born in captivity here and reason for boasting. Ocelots are on the endangered species list; these small spotted cats are losing ground as their territory is given over to encroaching urban life.

The larger Pacific striped octopus displays mating and hunting behavior unlike any other, suggesting that the routines we think of as being "normal" for an octopus might just be the only ones we've observed.

PLAYA OSTIONAL, Guanacaste – Sea foam laps the shore as the sun rises over the ocean. It’s 5 a.m. on a calm, beautiful morning, but the residents of Ostional aren’t out to enjoy a leisurely walk on the beach – they’re hard at work.

When I walked out of my room in my swimsuit and flip-flops, my Tica friend examined me  skeptically and then erupted in laughter. We were about to leave...

In an extraordinary display of quick thinking and bravery, a group of surfers at one of Costa Rica's most renowned surf spots on the...

Police discovered an injured baby squirrel monkey while on patrol in the Amistad National Park along the border with Panama Tuesday, according to the Public...

Locals in Bagaces, Guanacaste alerted police that a man was selling parakeets out of a tightly closed plastic bag on Saturday.