Costa Rica’s first capybara seizure uncovers illegal wildlife trade. Police arrest two in Orotina, seizing five capybaras, ...

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 ...

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

Chemical runoff from farms is causing a massive fish kill in Costa Rica’s Madre de Dios and Santa Marta lagoons, threatening ...

In a first for Costa Rican authorities, police intercepted a vehicle transporting five capybaras, “alongside crack cocaine and marijuana,” during a routine road checkpoint on May 21, Public ...