Hydroelectric dam construction and conservation have historically been at odds worldwide. But Costa Rica thinks it can do both. The government announced a one-of-a-kind matching grant program Tuesday designed…
Long before hordes of tourists and biologists began flocking to Costa Rica for its amazing biodiversity, the country’s native peoples were the area’s first wildlife experts. Through close…
It’s not easy for humans and wildlife to live next to each other, and in Costa Rica, one of the primary examples of this has long been…
Costa Rican conservation officials often receive calls from local farmers that sound something like this: “They killed two of my calves. Come trap this cat.” Wildcat attacks…
A photograph of a dead jaguar posted on a Costa Rican youth's Facebook profile on Tuesday has caused outrage among Ticos on social media sites. The image…
On a wet September morning in La Unión, a sparsely populated town in Costa Rica’s northeast, Rolando Álvarez and his two young sons directed their horses into…
Researchers studying elusive, nocturnal animals often use camera traps, which are triggered when the creature comes close to them. So what's the best way to get these…
Although Costa Rica in December approved a reform to the country’s Wildlife Law to ban hunting for sport, unidentified hunters last Saturday shot a deer and her…
Parts of Guatuso and Alajuela, in north-central Costa Rica, are on alert this week after a series of jaguar attacks left 10 farm animals dead. The daily La…
Photographs of two men posing with a dead jaguar circulated widely on social networks in Costa Rica on Friday. Now, animal rights groups are speaking out against…
