3 d. ago How a Costa Rican Forest Turned My Bad Day Around with Wildlife Wonders

It happened as soon as I hung up. I was immediately grumpy. I had just completed a video call about wildlife monitoring services with some very professionally dressed people speaking Spanish very quickly. I didn’t understand everything that they asked me and stumbled through the call with my subpar Spanish while sporting a not so […] The post How a Costa Rican Forest Turned My Bad Day Around with Wildlife Wonders appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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4 d. ago Costa Rica’s Wildlife Crisis: “Esto No Es Pura Vida” Fights Electrocution Threat

Costa Rica’s forests, coasts, and mountains shelter an astonishing array of wildlife, from howler monkeys to sloths and scarlet macaws. This biodiversity, which accounts for roughly 5% of the world’s species, has long been a point of national pride. But a growing threat—electrocution on power lines—is killing animals at an alarming rate, and the “Esto […] The post Costa Rica’s Wildlife Crisis: “Esto No Es Pura Vida” Fights Electrocution Threat appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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1 week ago Wildlife Trafficking Jumps in Costa Rica, Threatening Biodiversity

Costa Rica is dealing with yet another sharp rise in wildlife trafficking, now our country’s third most common environmental crime. Reports highlighted intensified efforts by authorities to curb this growing threat, which endangers our nation’s incredible array of life. Park rangers and police recently uncovered cases involving species like capybaras, parrots, and reptiles, with five […] The post Wildlife Trafficking Jumps in Costa Rica, Threatening Biodiversity appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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1 week ago Costa Rica’s Industrial Farms Are Harming Wildlife and Workers

Reading about the massive fish kill on the Caribbean side—due most likely to pesticide and chemical run-off from banana plantations—reminded me once again of why I harbor a dislike for the monoculture industrial farming done in too many places in Costa Rica. I have lived near both pineapple and palm oil plantations. True, they provide […] The post Costa Rica’s Industrial Farms Are Harming Wildlife and Workers appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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2 w. ago Capybara Dies After Rescue from Wildlife Trafficking in Costa Rica

One of the five capybaras rescued during an operation against illegal trafficking on Thursday died over the weekend due to mistreatment and malnutrition. The young male was unable to recover from the damage suffered during transport. “His digestive system was completely empty, with no gastrointestinal contents and the presence of gas, indicating that he had not […] The post Capybara Dies After Rescue from Wildlife Trafficking in Costa Rica appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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2 w. ago Costa Rica Seizes Capybaras in Historic Wildlife Trafficking

Costa Rican police conducted a groundbreaking operation, seizing five capybaras—a non-native species—in the country’s first recorded case of capybara trafficking. The seizure occurred during a vehicle checkpoint on Route 34, Costanera Sur, in Orotina, Alajuela, along the Pacific coast. The incident began when a vehicle attempted to evade a police roadblock in the Mollejones sector. […] The post Costa Rica Seizes Capybaras in Historic Wildlife Trafficking appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.

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