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Costa Rica Ranks Ninth in Worldwide Energy Performance
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Costa Rica is among the top ten countries in the world with the best energy performance, according to the "Top 10" Energy Performance Index of the World Economic Forum based in Switzerland.Costa Rica...
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Costa Rican Wild Animal Rescue Treats Over 2,000 Mistreated Animals
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – In the previous year, the Central Animal Rescue Zoo hosted 1,300 wild animals that were stolen from their habitats, but for 2013 this figure is almost double.This year, the center received 2,199 wild...
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Deforestation Contributing to the Irregular Migration and Population of Monarch Butterflies in Costa Rica
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - This year the monarch butterflies (Danaus Danaux) , traveling from the U.S. and Canada to Mexico to hibernate during the winter, came with almost a week late and a in a lesser amount...
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Costa Rica Receives International Shark Guardian 2013 Award
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, received the international award "Shark Guardian 2013", awarded by the German organization "Shark Project" thanks to their policies to boost the protection of marine resources and...
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North Pacific Area of Costa Rica Offers Insight into the Effects of Increased Ocean Acidity
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The projection that acidity in the oceans will reach record levels in the next 100 years was announced in the latest report by the International Geosphere-Biosphere Program (IGBP) in conjunction with Unesco and the Scientific...
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Costa Rica Strengthens Protection Regulations for Sharks and Rays
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, has signed an executive order imposing greater controls for the protection of sharks and rays along the country's shores.The decree seeks the protection of sharks and...
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New Species of Mollusk on Costa Rica’s Cocos Island
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A new species of mollusk received its name in honor of Coco's Island, where it was discovered. The species was identified in April of 2010 and subsequent research confirmed that it is a completely...
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Study Reveals Costa Rica Harbors More Manatees Than Previously Thought
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - Tortuguero National Park, the National Wildlife Refuge Barra del Colorado, and La Amistad Conservation Area in the Caribbean are preferred sites for the location of manatees in the Costa Rica.This emerges from a...
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Costa Rica Invests $20 Million into Conservation Areas
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - This year, Costa Rica will start using $20 million in credit granted in 2006 by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to strengthen the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC), official sources said today.The...
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Costa Rican Protected Areas Need Improvement to Ensure Biodiversity
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) - A recent forum says that protected areas may not be ensuring the best possible protection to the biodiversity found in Costa Rica. According to experts, the lack of resources and fragmentation of spaces...
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Fundación SMA as Support Network for Spinal Muscular Atrophy in Costa Rica
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic and hereditary disease characterized by a loss of muscle strength due to...