The Costa Rican Fisheries and Aquaculture Institute (INCOPESCA) was forced to void the agreement that expanded the list of wild species for commercial exploitation.. Amidst much criticism, the ...

Costa Rica — explored by Columbus — literally translates to “The Rich Coast.” Costa Rica is one of the most exotic tourist destinations available to a variety of potential visitors from the United ...

Costa Rica is a bucket list destination that needs to be top of your travel list ... and happily lug around a telescope to ensure you get an up-close view at the animals in their natural habitat high ...

Back in 2002, Costa Rica, which is also one of the few countries in the world without a military, banned circuses that used animals. Costa Rica's La Nacion spoke to Castro over the weekend.

The campaign was inspired by a World Animal Protection study that ranked Costa Rica as the seventh country with the most wild-animal selfies in the world. The U.S., the U.K. and Australia topped ...

Mexican tree frogs can be found in parts of the southwestern U.S. and down to Costa Rica. They are in no danger of becoming extinct but there is no known data as to their actual population count. 5.

Officials in Costa Rica have plans to close both of the country's public zoos next year so that animals can be freed from their cages. But the foundation that runs the animal parks said Saturday ...

Costa Rica plans to close two public zoos next year . The new policy is "no cages," the country's environment minister says . Zoo officials say they help animals and are challenging the move in court ...

Together the two facilities hold 400 animals of 60 species, including a lion, crocodiles, monkeys and a tapir. The zoos of Costa Rica have been previously criticized for their cramped cages and ...

Both zoos hold 400 animals of 60 species, including a lion, jaguar (pictured), crocodiles, monkeys and a tapir. Costa Rica banned circuses with animals in 2002 and has also barred sport hunting.