When the sea turtles hatch, they return the babies to the beach. Another sea turtle makes its way back to the water off the coast of Costa Rica. (Courtesy of Claudio Quesada-Rodríguez) ...

Costa Rica is known and loved for its one-of-a-kind nature and wildlife. However, rapid urbanization and a lack of conservation awareness threaten its iconic species. In Nosara, howler monkeys are ...

Around the new moon, a great sight usually occurs on the Pacific Coast of the Costa Rican beaches. It’s called the arribadas and is the mass nesting of the Olive Ridley Sea turtles. Thousands of these ...

Every region has its own environmental concerns. In Costa Rica, tourism has grown dramatically: between 1984 and 1989, international arrivals increased 37 percent, from 273,900 to 375,900 visitors.

The olive ridley turtles gather in large groups. Hawksbill Turtles can grow up to 180 pounds. Before things were regulated in Costa Rica they were killed for their shell.

OSTIONAL, Costa Rica - A beachgoer in Costa Rica happened upon an amazing sight: hundreds of sea turtles making their way onshore to lay their eggs. Jairo Quiros Rosales was at Ostional Beach on ...

We should all be a bit more sloth-like, I think. A lot of tourists come to Costa Rica to see sloths. People love sloths. They don't realize sloth populations are crashing here in Costa Rica.