UPDATE June 1 at 12:46: According to Sea Shepherd officials, the leader of the group's Costa Rica operation arrived Saturday. The group is currently based in Pacuare,…
The deaths of Tico environmentalists Jairo Mora Sandoval and Diego Saborío González have earned Costa Rica a spot on the list of most dangerous countries for environmental activists. The list is…
Read all of our coverage of the Jairo Mora case here The United Nations mission in Costa Rica released a statement Wednesday criticizing the acquittal of seven men accused of the…
Monday morning, a court in the Caribbean coastal city of Limón acquitted seven men accused of the murder of 26-year-old Costa Rican sea turtle conservationist Jairo Mora. The…
Update, 6:46 p.m., Jan. 26, 2015: Early Monday evening, Broad Front Party lawmaker Edgardo Araya filed a motion in the Legislative Assembly's Environmental Commission to call Costa…
The prosecution rested its case Tuesday in the trial of seven men accused of murdering 26-year-old sea turtle conservationist Jairo Mora nearly two years ago on a…
LIMÓN – Prosecutors began their closing arguments Friday in the trial of seven men charged with murdering Costa Rican sea turtle conservationist Jairo Mora in 2013. The…
LIMÓN – The murder trial of seven men accused of killing Costa Rican sea turtle conservationist Jairo Mora in 2013 was further delayed this week when judges ordered an attorney for the victim's…
Known worldwide for its pristine green image, Costa Rica's environmental record is often seen as almost flawless by outsiders. Still, environmental problems exist in Costa Rica, and this…
Update, 9:25 a.m. Dec. 8, 2014: Landslides on Route 32 between Limón and San José Monday have delayed the trial again. Court officials say multiple members of the defense…
