Environment Minister Édgar Gutiérrez Espeleta said Monday he will hire 150 new park rangers to strengthen surveillance at Costa Rica’s national parks and protected areas. Gutiérrez made the announcement during the celebration of National Parks Day and added that ministry officials also are working to improve recruitment in order to expedite the replacement of rangers who resign or retire. President Luis…
Cuatro parques nacionales acapararon el 61% de la visitación turística a las áreas silvestres protegidas en el 2014. Manuel Antonio, Ballena y los volcanes Poás e Irazú recibieron 1,06 millones de turistas, según el informe anual del Sistema de Evaluación del Mejoramiento Continuo de la Calidad (Semec), elaborado por el Sistema Nacional de Áreas de…
The lyrebird is considered one of Australia’s best-known birds — you might recognise them from our 10 cent coin — but do we really know them? Famed for their spectacular courtship display, you may have seen footage of lyrebirds mimicking human noises such as chainsaws and camera clicks.
Este es un buen ejemplo de la gran cantidad de contaminación existente en los mares y océanos del mundo y la gran necesidad de concienciación entre la sociedad sobre el cuidado de nuestra fauna y flora. Un grupo de investigadores de una universidad de Texas encontró durante una expedición en Costa Rica, a una tortuga…
Tapirs look something like pigs with trunks, but they are actually related to horses and rhinoceroses. This eclectic lineage is an ancient one—and so is the tapir itself. Scientists believe that these animals have changed little over tens of millions of years. Tapirs have a short prehensile (gripping) trunk, which is really an extended nose…