Man arrested while trying to sell four protected sea turtles outside supermarket
A man was arrested while trying to sell four living, protected sea turtles from the trunk of his car outside a supermarket in Liverpol, Limon Sunday afternoon.
Last month was the hottest August ever recorded: NOAA
Across the globe the heat is unrelenting, setting new temperature highs by the month that are unparalleled in 136 years of record-keeping, says the U.S. weather agency.
Sky “opened like the end of times” over Costa Rica capital (VIDEO)
The mysterious miracle of nature made people believe it was “the end of times.” The luminous spectacle, which coincided with the country’s Independence Day, lit the skies in different cities including Parrita, San José, Hatillo and Escazú.
El Niño has Costa Rica’s snakes in a biting mood
Climate change might have a nasty bite. A new study on snakebite rates in Costa Rica has found that the bite rate shoots up during El Nino — at both the hot and cold parts of the cycle — and that the problem disproportionately affects poor, rural populations.
Scientists are planning on bringing 30,000-year-old giant virus back to life
French scientists have recently discovered a 30,000-year-old giant virus kept frozen within the frigid landscapes of Siberia. The virus, which is one of four prehistoric microbes to be discovered in the past 15 years, will potentially be reanimated under safe conditions. In doing so, researchers hope to better understand pathogens of the past, a topic especially crucial now as many predict that the effects of climate change may unearth microbes previously thought to be eradicated.
“Cholita,” a rescued Andean spectacled bear, goes home to the cloud forest
After a lifetime of cruelty and abuse in a Peruvian circus, life has suddenly gotten much better for Cholita, an aging Andean spectacled bear.
Humpback whales find sanctuary for raising young in Costa Rica
Every year some 700 humpback whales from the Northern Hemisphere swim down to Marino Ballena National Park, located on the South Pacific side of Costa Rica, to mate and give birth to their young.
Case of park ranger sentenced for attempted murder takes stunning turn: ranger faces charges of drug trafficking
Environmental groups in Costa Rica expressed their outrage this week over a 12-year prison sentence handed down to former park ranger, Mauricio Steller Fallas for attempted murder last Friday, but the case has taken a stunning turn, and Steller could be facing even more time behind bars.
