Every other winter since 2013, McCarthy leads a new group of undergraduate students in Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity (ENWC440) and Debates in Conservation Biology (ENWC450). For four weeks, ...

A huge number of academic papers have been published over the years by scientists who use camera traps in creative ways to discover new and interesting facts about Costa Rica’s wildlife. After falling ...

Costa Rica is home to about 5% of the world’s biodiversity. However, its rich ecosystems are threatened by human activity. The publication noted that many non-profit associations work to protect the ...

Knowing there are over 140 mammal and 367 bird species living in this thriving ecosystem, I knew I'd spot some wildlife, but I doubt I'll ever get this close to these again.. Costa Rica has ...

Hugo Santa Cruz is a photographer contributing to a new Netflix documentary about nature and coping with COVID-19. A Bolivian currently stuck in Costa Rica due to the pandemic, he has turned his ...

Ranches in Costa Rica occasionally overlap with jaguar and puma hunting areas, creating conflict that can sometimes be unavoidable. But with the help of conservationists, ranchers are now able to ...

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an organization dedicated to protecting wildlife and wild places, named Costa Rica as the first whole country to receive its Natural Biogem Award. Chosen ...

TALAMANCA, Costa Rica— The Center for Biological Diversity has donated more than 40 acres of land in Costa Rica to a group of Indigenous women for conservation and sustainable cocoa production.The ...

GPS-equipped decoy eggs reveal wildlife smuggling routes in Costa Rica The InvestEGGator, as the decoy has been named, is 3D printed and fitted with GPS devices Paso Pacifico ...