Environment

A Bengal tigress, an endangered species, the fourth born in captivity at the National Zoo of Nicaragua, is under special care due to the mother's limited ability to breastfeed. The calf, still unnamed, is four days old and "we...

Costa Rica, a pioneer in ecotourism, with its exuberant tropical forests that contain great biodiversity, its volcanic views and Caribbean beaches make it a great destination for adventure tourism.With a quarter of the country under protection to preserve nature,...

37% of all species of sharks and rays are threatened with extinction, announced this Saturday the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). There are more than 440 known species of sharks in the oceans and a large part...

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) together with the Vice Ministry of Energy and Environmental Quality of the Ministry of Environment and Energy and the Costa Rican Electricity Institute launched an initiative to promote energy development offshore wind in...

Protected areas in Costa Rica, in addition to serving as a shelter for populations of sea turtles that are increasingly threatened, are a focus of attraction for tourists interested in observing the nesting of these animals.However, the number of...

Costa Rica will host the "World Hydropower Congress" in September. Faced with this call, leaders of organizations and environmental fighters from different continents decided to form the Global Movement of Rivers and Peoples, which will analyze actions before and...

Ecosystems and biodiversity of high scientific interest is part of the 5,075 hectares of the country's new biological reserve, located in Coto Brus de Puntarenas. It is the Biological Reserve for the Bicentennial of the Republic - Pájaro Campana,...

The Cocos Marine Conservation Area consists of two marine areas: the Isla del Coco National Park that covers 24 km2 and 1,989 km2 of marine space, and the Submarine Mountains Marine Management Area that has a marine area of...

Costa Rica, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, registers more than 900 species of birds and around 220 migratory ones. One of the most spectacular families is that of the ranphastids (Ramphastidae), commonly known as toucans....

The Jaguar Rescue Center, located in the southern Caribbean, this week released the huge hawksbill turtle that, last month, was taken there with significant injuries. Limón Coast Guard officers saved the chelonian, who was about to be cut up...