The Public Security Ministry said it had never recorded another seizure of the animals, whicgh are a non-native species in Costa Rica.

Not all wildlife in Costa Rica fits the tropical postcard image – some of it is downright bizarre. In this episode, we highlight the strangest animals we’ve come across in one of the most biodiverse ...

Costa Rican police seized five capybaras, crack cocaine and marijuana after chasing down a fleeing vehicle on a highway along the Central American country’s Pacific coast ...

So, you’re planning your dream trip to Costa Rica. You’re thinking lush jungles, epic waterfalls, sloths, volcanoes… and then ...

A family visited a cave in Costa Rica while on vacation and began developing symptoms of a fungal disease called histoplasmosis.

Costa Rica is a wild place full of wild animals. What those animals are doing, hidden away in the depths of the forest, is mostly unknown. One method of trying to figure out what wildlife is up to is ...

The use of a cat as a courier suggests a bold tactic to bypass security, a method seen in similar cases in Panama and Sri Lanka, where animals have been exploited for smuggling. This incident comes as ...

Prison guards at the Pococí Penitentiary in Costa Rica recently nabbed an unusual smuggler ... “This is so sad. Stop abusing animals,” another user commented. Story continues below this ad “Please ...

Hummingbird with pink bloom in forest habitat. Green Violet-ear, Colibri thalassinus, flying in the nature tropical wood habitat, red flower, Tapanti NP, Costa Rica. Wildlife scene from jungle. Image ...

Guards in Costa Rica have intercepted an unusual prison drug delivery, catching a cat as it jumped over the periphery fence at night with marijuana and crack taped to its body. The black-and-white ...

The singer moved to Costa Rica with her family earlier this year and has been sharing updates since then. It was announced last year that Hannah, now 44, and her husband Adam Thomas were planning ...