Turning Sea Turtle Poachers into Protectors
- FEB 26, 2020Photo above: Volunteer biologist Nancy Tankersley reaches into a fresh turtle nest to scoop out the eggs before poachers do. Photo: Nancy Tankersley Poachers got to the nest
Creature Feature
Scarlet Macaws Return to the Guanacaste
- DEC 30, 2019Scarlet Macaws Return to the Guanacaste. In a flurry of crimson, blue and yellow feathers, seven scarlet macaws took flight into the green of the Costa Rican coastal forest, s
Macaws Making a Costa Rican Comeback
- DEC 30, 2019Scarlet Macaws Making a Costa Rican Comeback: The Return of a God. Depicted as the fiery god of light, Itzamna, in ancient Mayan legends, the scarlet macaw (Ara macao) is unmi
Kingfishers: The Halcyon Love Birds
- OCT 30, 2019Kingfishers: The Halcyon Love Birds. Photo Caption: The common kingfisher, also known as the Eurasian kingfisher, is confined to those continents and parts of northern Africa.
Ten Species Inhabit Costa Rican Waters
- SEP 02, 2019A Playground for Whales: Ten Species Inhabit the Waters for Whale Watching in Costa Rica. The Caribbean and Pacific Oceans, embracing Costa Rica on its opposite shores, are
Difference between two-toed and three-toed sloths
- JUN 29, 2019Sloths: What’s the difference between a two-toed and three-toed sloths? Sounds like the start of a corny joke or trick question, right? Well, aside from the obvious and
Cuckoo, Cuckoo! Not a Rare Sound in Costa Rica
- MAY 31, 2019Cuckoo, Cuckoo! Not a Rare Sound in Costa Rica. You probably know the familiar sound, if not the little bird, of Bavarian clock renown. In fact, these clocks originated with
Mussurana: More Friend Than Foe, Except to Other Snakes
- APR 29, 2019The mussurana (clelia clelia) is a medium-sized snake species in the colubrid genus. It is found primarily in a geographic region that includes Costa Rica, extending from Guat
Costa Rican Vultures: Hey … Somebody Has to Take Out the Garbage!
- APR 01, 2019Dirty, gross, awful… a few words commonly associated with vultures, but in reality anything but the truth. Vultures are an essential part of the ecosystem. They provide a vi
Bush Dog – Costa Rica’s Newest and Rarest Animal
- FEB 28, 2019Bush Dog – Costa Rica’s Newest and Rarest Animal. One of our planet’s rarest and most secretive animal species — the bush dog (Speothos venaticus) — wa