Wildlife experts from all over the world will converge on San José Monday to discuss international protections for shark and ray species. The meeting comes on the heels of…

In a ceremony in Germany on Saturday, the conservation group Sharkproject International awarded Costa Rican President Luis Guillermo Solís the “Shark Enemy of the Year Award.” The…

Winners 1. Costa Rican athletes [caption id="attachment_81818" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Javier Soriano/AFP[/caption] Costa Rica may be small, but its athletes held their own on the world stage in…

It's not easy in the daily news business to carve out the time and headspace to work on in-depth pieces. But we know that our long-form stories,…

The Costa Rican government will not sacrifice fishermen for sharks, President Luis Guillermo Solís said last week in response to claims by environmental groups that he has…

Editor's note: The following is an op-ed defending the "Shark Enemy" of the year nomination for President Luis Guillermo Solís. You can read about the Costa Rican government's reaction…

In a letter published as a full-page ad in Spanish-language daily La Nación on Monday, conservation group Sharkproject International announced the nomination of President Luis Guillermo Solís for…

This story originally ran on Nov. 19 in Mongabay Each year millions of travelers stream through the gates of Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría airport en route to…

Related: Sea Shepherd’s Paul Watson turns to human rights commission to block Costa Rica’s legal chase Celebrity conservationist Paul Watson turned the tables Tuesday in his long legal…

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Organization of American States held an international discussion on global ocean policy this week, focused on dangers to coral reefs, pollution and the effects…