costa rica animals

Wild cats like mountain lions, cougars, and pumas, show up from time to time in the Central Valley. This is infrequent but does happen. For that reason, we should all…

A beautiful butterfly species was discovered in Guanacaste and Costa Rican scientists presented the finding last week at a meeting of the Bureau of the United Nations Environment Assembly, in…

Scientists are intrigued by a change seen in some howler monkeys in Costa Rica. Their fur, usually dark brown and almost black, has some yellow spots. Blond rings and spots…

A Costa-Rican lizard species may have evolved scuba-diving qualities allowing it to stay underwater for 16 minutes, according to faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York. Like humans,…

Israeli Danny Appleboin had a dream to create a space in Costa Rica where you can have many adventures without having to travel from one to the other. He created…

A part-time resident of Westport Island is on a mission to rescue street dogs — and most any other animal in need — in Costa Rica. Caroline Canning and her…

Costa Rica News – Sustainable tourism is the newest “in” way to travel. You hear terms like “eco-friendly,” “green,” and “responsible travel.”

Costa Rica News – A female dolphin surprised dozens of tourists at Playa Herradura beach (south of Jaco on the Central Pacific), when she approached the shore and died.