Tag: endangered species
The Hammerhead Shark Listed as a Critically Endangered Species
The red list of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) of 2019 shows that, at least, 73 species worldwide are declining,...
Costa Rica’s Geo Thermal Convection Dome as a Wonder of the World
Every country has its characteristic; the richness that makes it special or authentic. In this sense, Costa Rica is very fortunate to have an...
Meet the Manuel Antonio National Park in Costa Rica
Costa Rica is one of the countries with the greatest biodiversity in the world. Along the central Pacific coast, there is a natural treasure...
First Fluorescent Frog Ever Discovered in the World
The tree frog seems at first glance a normal frog and nobody has paid much attention to it until now.
But one day a scientist...
Oceans: Hammerhead Sharks Need Protection
Two Caribbean nations moved to try and protect threatened hammerhead sharks from overfishing under an international trade agreement.
Costa Rica and Honduras listing scalloped hammerhead...
Survival: A tall order for endangered giraffe
Along with elephants, rhino, lions, tigers and many more species, giraffes are now officially endangered. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has today moved giraffe...
10 Technologies That Are Helping Save Endangered Species
In today’s world, scientists and conservationists are starting to work together to look for solutions to help the plight of endangered species around the...
Corcovado National Park – an adventure of a lifetime
Created in 1975 to protect this gorgeous region from illegal gold mining and logging, the Corcovado National Park is an extremely popular ecotourism destination...
How Kids Helped Save the Rainforest
What would you do if you saw your backyard being destroyed? What if your backyard actually was the rainforest in Costa Rica? In 1999,...
Schoolchildren in Costa Rica Learn About Biodiversity
TALAMANCA, Costa Rica — Humane Society International is conducting a series of environmental education workshops in the rural region of Talamanca in Costa Rica....
Thanks to Public Outrage, Costa Rica Halts Any Further Hammerhead Exports
The Comptroller General of the Republic (CGR) warned that since September 2014, there have been deficiencies by the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)...
Costa Rica Environmentalists Outraged at Permits Allowing Hammerhead Shark Fins to be Exported
Costa Rica's INCOPESCA and System for Conservation Areas (SINAC), has given permission for the export of hammerhead fins, a protected shark species.
One of these...
Intensive International Trade Regulations on Sharks and Stingrays Began This Week
The Costa Rica News (TCRN) – Since Sunday a new regulation went into effect that came from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered...
Costa Rican Experts Call for Cooperation to Ensure the Survival of the Hawksbill Turtle
The Costa Rica News TCRN) - Experts have called for bilateral agreements between Costa Rica and Nicaragua to ensure the survival of the hawksbill...
