Costa Rica Birdwatching Fair 2026 to Spotlight Sarapiquí Wildlife

Costa Rica will host the North American Bird Fair Costa Rica 2026 from June 4 to 7 in Sarapiquí, bringing together birdwatchers, nature photographers, tourism operators, educators, naturalists and conservation groups for a four-day event focused on birding, conservation and nature-based tourism. The event will take place in Puerto Viejo de S [...]

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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/17/costa-rica-birdwatching-fair-2026-to-spotlight-sarapiqui-wildlife

Costa Rica Bird Count Highlights Biodiversity in Wildlife Corridor

Costa Rica’s Cubujuquí Interurban Biological Corridor recorded 2,366 birds from 183 species during its first bird census of 2026, confirming the area as one of the richest urban conservation corridors in the country. The monitoring took place on April 25 along 15 routes across Heredia and Alajuela. The Cubujuquí corridor spans 10 cantons and forms […]
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Costa Rica Film Highlights Osa Community Protecting Pumas and Tapirs

A new documentary is drawing attention to a rare conservation story on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, where a rural community near Corcovado National Park has gone from hunting wildlife for survival to protecting some of the country’s most iconic animals. Living with Pumas and Tapirs, produced by BirdnWild, profiles Rincón de San Josecito, a community […]
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Costa Rica Sloth Groups Expose Florida Animal Death Scandal

It was marketed as a place where sloths would live their “slowest, happiest lives.” In reality, Sloth World Orlando became something closer to a death facility, and it took two small nonprofit organizations based in Costa Rica to force the world to pay attention. The story begins with a commercial attraction that never actually opened […]
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Guanacaste Forest Fires Break Costa Rica’s 2024 Record

Guanacaste is facing one of the most severe forest fire seasons Costa Rica has ever recorded, with the province alone now reporting more fires in 2026 than the entire country registered during 2024, the previous record year for this type of emergency. The area has recorded 144 forest fires so far this year, while Costa […]
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Coral Conservation Effort Begins on Costa Rica’s Caribbean Coast

Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast is moving into the center of a new community-led coral conservation effort, with a workshop aimed at training local residents to monitor and protect reef ecosystems in Talamanca. The free program combines virtual sessions during May with field work at sea between late May and June. More than 150 people […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/12/coral-conservation-effort-begins-on-costa-ricas-caribbean-coast

Costa Rica’s New Environment Minister Draws Mixed Reaction

Costa Rica’s new Minister of Environment and Energy, Mónica Navarro del Valle, is taking office with a familiar challenge: defending the country’s green reputation while trying to repair strained ties between MINAE and environmental organizations. Navarro was named to lead the Ministry of Environment and Energy under President Laura Fernández’s new administration, r [...]

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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/10/costa-ricas-new-environment-minister-draws-mixed-reaction

Costa Rica Court Orders Urgent Action to Protect Tempisque River

Costa Rica’s Constitutional Court has ordered several state agencies and local governments to act together to address the degradation of the Tempisque River, after finding that the official response to sand extraction and environmental damage in the area has been fragmented and insufficient. The ruling stems from an amparo appeal over sand removal in the […]
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https://ticotimes.net/2026/05/06/costa-rica-court-orders-urgent-action-to-protect-tempisque-river

Costa Rica Environmental Groups Host Concert to Protect Sharks

A coalition of environmental organizations will hold a concert Friday night in San José to call attention to the decline of shark populations in Costa Rica and pressure authorities to strengthen protection for threatened marine species. The event, scheduled for Friday, May 8, at 7:30 p.m. at Amón Solar, is organized by the UCR Kiosks […]
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Earthquake Near Manuel Antonio Felt Across Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck off Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast on Tuesday afternoon, with an epicenter just offshore from one of the country’s most popular beach destinations. The Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN) at the Universidad de Costa Rica reported the tremor at 2:54 p.m. yesterday, with shaking felt across the Pacific region and into […]
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