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- Costa Rica Faces Biodiversity Crisis as Roadkill Rates Reach Four Animal Deaths Every Hour
Published: Apr 27, 2026
Section: Environment
Biologists in Costa Rica are sounding the alarm over a systematic roadkill crisis that claims an estimated 96 animals per day on the nation's highways. Despite the country's global...
- Costa Rica’s High Court Orders Immediate Moratorium on Papagayo Gulf Hotel Project Amid Environmental Legal Challenge
Published: Apr 20, 2026
Section: Environment
Investigating magistrate Fernando Cruz of the Constitutional Chamber has issued a precautionary suspension of tree-felling and construction permits for a hotel development in the P...
- Environmental Groups Push Back Against Proposed New Wildlife Regulation in Costa Rica
Published: Apr 16, 2026
Section: Environment
The environmental organization APREFLOFAS is leading a campaign to stop a proposed government decree that would overhaul Costa Rica’s wildlife protection laws. The group argues tha...
- Firefighters Battle Level 2 Wildfire as Flames Breach Lomas Barbudal Reserve
Published: Apr 10, 2026
Section: AXL News
Environmental officials in Costa Rica are currently fighting a significant wildfire that has breached the protected boundaries of the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve in Guanacast...
- Costa Rica Implements Two-Year Phase-Out of Fipronil to Safeguard Bee Populations
Published: Apr 4, 2026
Section: Environment
Costa Rican officials have announced a gradual, 24-month ban on the insecticide fipronil, a chemical widely linked to mass bee die-offs across the country. The phase-out is designe...
- Wild Puma Returns to Habitat Following Successful Emergency Veterinary Intervention
Published: Apr 3, 2026
Section: AXL News
A wild puma has been successfully released into its natural habitat after surviving a severe vehicle collision in the La Fortuna de San Carlos region. Following a rapid response by...
- Santa Teresa Tourism Leaders Launch Formal Opposition Against Proposed Coastal Gas Station Project
Published: Apr 3, 2026
Section: Americas
The Blue Zone Chamber of Tourism and Commerce (CATUCZA) has signaled its formal opposition to a proposed gas station in the popular beach destination of Santa Teresa. Tourism leade...