Costa Rica is world-renowned for its commitment to preserving biodiversity and wildlife. The country’s fervor to protect its ecosystems recently earned it the Earthshot Prize for Protecting and ...

Sandwiched between two continents and two seas, Costa Rica is a biogeographical bridge bursting with life and natural wonders. For such a small country, it offers some of the finest and most varied ...

Costa Rica is home to some of the most diverse and abundant wildlife in the world. It's not uncommon to spot monkeys playing in the jungle canopy, toucans soaring across the sky and sloths lazily ...

There are a handful of destinations around the world where the prospect of animal interaction is central to a visit. Costa Rica is one of them. Each time I’ve visited Costa Rica I’ve taken home ...

The threat of power lines to wildlife is not unique to Costa Rica, of course. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, for example, estimates that anywhere from 900,000 to 14 million migratory birds are ...

Each year millions of travelers stream through the gates of Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaría airport en route to one of the country’s many natural wonders. But often when tourists leave, a piece of the ...

Costa Rica is known for its abundant wildlife, often found in stunning locations, either waterside or deep in a tropical could forest. If you're planning a wildlife exploration in this lush land, ...

Here's a bit of news that has been making the rounds in Costa Rica for more than a week but is just now picking up steam stateside: Saying it's time for a more natural experience, Costa Rica's ...

Officials in Costa Rica have plans to close both of the country's public zoos next year so that animals can be freed from their cages. But the foundation that runs the animal parks said Saturday it is ...

At the Monkey Park wildlife-rehab center near Tamarindo, Costa Rica, volunteers clean animal cages, wash dirty dishes, and even prepare the animals' meals. "It's a labor of love," said Cinde Jeheber, ...