Costa Rica is seriously an incredible bucket list destination. It has mountains, beaches, rainforests, high adrenaline ...

Ticos (as Costa Ricans call themselves) use a Latin phrase to define the noble intentions of their new wildlife regulations, adopted in 2017: in dubio pro natura—when in doubt, favor nature. Following ...

The hammock on my front porch is one of my most important writing tools. I often enjoy a light swing while contemplating the subject of my next wildlife article. Last week, while swaying lightly in ...

Spring is in the air, and to the joy of bird watchers, the first migratory songbirds have begun trickling back into the urban ...

It would have been nice to bring you all to Costa Rica to see what I was privy to, but the plane was full. Every carrier was.

Let's take a walk on the wild side. Costa Rica is full of extraordinary places, but when it comes to wildlife, nothing compares to the Osa Peninsula. This lesser-known region sits along the ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Stop by the Villas Alturas restaurant near the sanctuary for an exceptional view of the renowned Marino Ballena Whale Tail reef formation at low tide and breaching humpback ...

Jeff Himler Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 12:01 a.m. | Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 12:01 a.m. Just one of the highlights of Alaina Blend’s tropical summer excursion was snorkeling in the Pacific Ocean.

Small in size and big in attributes, Costa Rica in South America offers visitors a tropical holiday destination with immense diversity. Wet habitats of clouds and rainforests are home to hundreds of ...