Selva Nueva Costa Rica MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif., May 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Premiere Estates Auction Company announces an auction date for the world's first Caribbean Basin multi-property auction to be held via sealed bid on June 18, 2015. An unprecedented endeavor, Premiere Estates Auction Company will offer $190 Million worth of collective inventory for sale under the direction of Tuvia Sab...

Crocodile Man Tour at the Tarcoles River near Jaco, Costa Rica Mexico City, May 14 (EFE).- Five crocodiles were returned to their natural habitat and a sixth is undergoing treatment for wounds at a wildlife center following trapping operations in populated areas in Mexico's Tamaulipas, Guerrero and Tabasco states, the Profepa federal environmental protection agency said. Three crocs were tr...

Real Intercontinental Hotel San Jose, Costa Rica New York, NY (PRWEB)May 12, 2015—The Rainforest Alliance is proud to announce the recipients of the 2015 Sustainable Standard-Setter Award, presented to corporate and individual leaders in sustainability. The awards will be presented on May 13th in New York City at the annual spring gala at the American Museum of Natural History. The Rainforest ...

The Constitutional Chamber, Costa Rica's highest court, recently issued a ruling in favor of two environmental activists who had been labeled “personae non grata” by the Municipality of Talamanca, located in the Southern Caribbean coast. The high court, which is colloquially known as Sala IV, issued a very strong opinion against the Municipal Council of Talamanca, whose members arbitrarily issued ...

Earlier this week, Canadian environmentalist Paul Watson appealed to his more than 500,000 Facebook followers to sign an online petition asking prosecutors in Puntarenas to drop criminal charges pending against the controversial founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.   Here’s the message posted by Mr. Watson:   Hi everyone,   I can use your help with this ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons By Claudia Solis Miami, May 4 (EFE).- Drones and trained dogs could be the answer to stopping an invasive fungus from attacking avocado crops, an industry in South Florida that brings in more than $50 million a year and positions the region as the country's second largest supplier of the fruit. The redbay ambrosia beetle transmits the Raffaelea lauricola fungus ...

After an afternoon press conference that got underway later than scheduled, officials from the National Commission on Emergencies (Spanish initials: CNE) in Costa Rica declared that the Red Alert issued earlier on Sunday should be downgraded to Yellow, which means that swimmers and surfers can reenter the ocean waters from Port of Caldera north to the city of Puntarenas (where the Double Tree Hilt...

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The CNE has downgraded this alert from Red to Yellow.  Please see our updated news report: http://news.co.cr/red-alert-in-costa-rica-downgraded-to-yellow/38605/ Officials from the National Commission on Emergencies (Spanish initials: CNE) in Costa Rica have issued a Red Alert on a significant section of the Pacific Coast after a barge carrying diesel fuel and 180 tons of ammon...

Source; Newport Aquarium NEWPORT, Ky. (PRWEB) April 29, 2015 – Newport Aquarium’s all-new Shark Bridge – the only rope suspension bridge in North America where guests can walk just inches above nearly two dozen sharks – is scheduled to open to the public 10 a.m. Thursday, April 30. The Shark Bridge is a 75-foot-long, V-shaped rope bridge suspended over the open waters of the Surrounded by S...

Source cramphibian.com San Jose, Apr 27 (EFE).- A "glass frog" discovered in Costa Rica 40 years after the last sighting of the animal anywhere in the world, is a source of constant admiration because of the translucent characteristics of its lima-green skin and insect-like sound. The Hyalinobatrachium dianae (H. dianae) was found in the rainforest of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast by U.S. bi...

They miss Jairo. Source: Sea Shepherd The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society recently announced Operation Jairo, a sea turtle protection campaign that will take place this summer in southeastern Florida, Honduras and Costa Rica. Among the sites to be patrolled by Sea Shepherd volunteers this season is Moin Beach in Costa Rica’s Caribbean province of Limón, the site of the tragic murder of young...

Jairo Mora loved to teach children about nature. Wikimedia Commons April 23, 2015 – FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. – Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (Sea Shepherd) announces sea turtle defense campaign Operation Jairo, to take place this summer in three regions critical to nesting sea turtles and their hatchlings – southeastern Florida, Honduras and Costa Rica. Last season, Sea Shepherd was involved i...

Longline tuna haul. Source: Greenpeace. Washington, Apr 23 (EFE).- Oceans are worth at least $24 trillion, but their economic value is threatened by pollution, climate change and overexploitation, according to a report published by the World Wide Fund for Nature, or WWF. Working with The Boston Consulting Group and the University of Queensland's Global Change Institute, WWF appraised the oc...

PRLog - March 24, 2015 - MONTEZUMA, Costa Rica -- It was recently announced that the nation of Costa Rica has been producing 100-percent of its power generation needs on renewable energy sources for some 75 consecutive days. This comes as a milestone for the Central American country, as well as a major achievement in raising the bar for all developed nations worldwide. In response, Ylang Ylang ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons Berlin, Apr 19 (EFE).- The Skansen Aquarium in Stockholm, Sweden, sent 10 Cuban crocodile hatchlings, descendants of a pair of the animals donated by Fidel Castro to a Soviet cosmonaut in the 1970s, to the Caribbean island this weekend, aquarium director Jonas Wahlstrom said. Cuban crocodiles have been sent to several countries and Cuba expressed an interest in rec...

Source: OneSeed Newswise — Stella Liu wanted to solve a problem. She knew that her peers were passionate about local organic food and curious about growing their own fruits and vegetables. But many of them had no gardening experience, lived in apartments or were intimidated by massive home improvement stores, with their endless options for soil, fertilizer and tools. That’s where OneSeed co...

Source: Sea Shepherd The crew of a vessel believed to be engaged in illegal fishing was rescued by members the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a direct-action ocean conservation group founded by the controversial Canadian activist Paul Watson. According to a news release recently published by Sea Shepherd: At 1152 GMT today, the notorious poaching vessel, Thunder, sank at 0˚ 20' North 05˚ ...

Wikimedia Commons SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwired - April 13, 2015) - Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT), the worldwide leader in video delivery infrastructure, today announced the launch of its Harmonic Video Network (HVN), an OTT video streaming service available at www.hvn.tv. Designed to provide video engineers with a valuable source of information related to video delivery infrastructure, the HVN-1 chann...

Source: The Sloth Institute March 17, 2015: (Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica) -Kids Saving the Rainforest/The Sloth Institute Costa Rica (KSTR/TSI), rolled out their Corporate Sponsorship Program, aimed at addressing a way to help bring more wildlife awareness and action through businesses operating in Costa Rica . The new Corporate Sponsor Program, begins on the heels of ICT’s recent promotion of ...

Mouthless crab, a resident of the mangrove in Costa Rica The Pacific and Caribbean shorelines of Costa Rica are home to various mangrove forests that are extremely important for marine and coastal ecosystems. These forests feature unique vegetation that thrives on brackish water, and which provides a fertile habitat for many wildlife species such as tropical fish, crabs, caimans, monkeys, bats...

Source: Wikimedia Commons By: Carol Pierson-Holding (3BL Media and CSRHub Press Release) - The California drought caused hydropower production to plummet by 46 percent. The silver lining? Solar power increased, making up for 83 percent of the hydropower decline. I’m a huge supporter of solar energy, which appears to be an inexhaustible and “free” source of energy. But an article in this wee...

Source: Facebook Author's Note: Regrettably, The Costa Rica Star did not know about the life of Matthew Kritzer, a gentleman from the United States, until it was too late. We first learned about his tragic demise from a report filed by the medical examiner. While conducting research for the news article, we came across Mr. Kritzer's digital footprint, which paints the picture of an amazing hum...

Source: Manatus Hotel PRLog - March 10, 2015 - TORTUGUERO, Costa Rica -- The Manatus Hotel, surrounded by the majestic flora and fauna of Tortuguero in the Costa Rican Caribbean, has prepared two special hotel offers for those visiting it during the months of May and June, 2015: 1. Special hotel offer for domestic tourists: The Costa Rican tourists who make their booking at Manatus Hotel...

Source: Pixabay Commons One of the most talked-about headlines coming from Costa Rica in recent days is an announcement from the Ministry of the Environment and the national electricity monopoly ICE. The announcement explains that electricity generation thus far this year has been realized without resorting to fossil fuels, which means it mostly came from hydroelectric plants and wind turbi...

Source: Facebook Adrian Grenier, the star of the hit series Entourage, which is soon to be released as a feature film, arrived in Costa Rica this past Sunday for the purposes of swimming with sharks. That much can be gleaned through a series of social media updates posted by the famous actor, producer and musician on his Facebook and Instagram accounts. The famous actor is diving off Isla d...

Roxy M Jones - Pixabay Commons ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (25 MARCH 2015) EUREKALERT--Amidst fears that global warming could zap a vital source of protein that has sustained humans for centuries, bean breeders with the CGIAR global agriculture research partnership announced today the discovery of 30 new types, or lines as plant breeders refer to them, of "heat-beater" beans that could keep producti...

Source: ITV ITV Press Release - This is the last episode in this adrenalin-fuelled series starring Bear Grylls for ITV. In Mission Survive the adventurer takes a group of celebrities into the depths of one of the most unforgiving Central American rainforests, where they will be competing in an epic 12-day survival mission.   To stay alive they must navigate impossible terrain, build...

Source: Fuerza Publica The non-fiction best-seller The Orchid Thief is one of the most acclaimed works of United States journalist and author Susan Orlean. As befits its title, The Orchid Thief is about a poacher of rare flowers whose life obsession is the Ghost Orchid, a magnificent endangered species. The book was masterfully adapted into the 2002 film Adaptation, which earned actor Chris Co...

Snapper. Source: Wikimedia Commons The Nicoya Peninsula artisanal snapper fishery located in the nearshore waters of the Nicoya Peninsula on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica has voluntarily entered the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC) full assessment process. Targeted species in the fishery are spotted rose snapper (Lutjanus guttatus), yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris), and tallfin cro...

Source: MSP Officers assigned to the Bagaces cantonal precinct of the Guanacaste province rescued four baby parrots, which were in danger of suffocation. According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Public Security (Spanish initials: MSP) the baby birds were being peddled by a suspect who has a history of trafficking in exotic species. The rescue took place in the community of San...

Source: Fuerza Publica A male fawn that became separated from its mother was rescued earlier this week by officers from Fuerza Publica, the national police force of Costa Rica, along with field agents from Ministry of the Environment. The officers and field agents were conducting routine patrols in the Pocosol district of San Carlos, near the border with Nicaragua, when they were alerted about...

Mexico City, Mar 10 (EFE).- Mexican authorities located a building in the northern state of Nuevo Leon via the Internet that was used as a storage site for wild animals, some of them protected species, being sold by traffickers, the Profepa environmental protection agency said in a statement. The discovery in Monterrey, the capital of Nuevo Leon, was the result of a joint investigation by Profe...

Lydia. Source: OCEARCH Twitter San Juan, Mar 6 (EFE; additional context by The Costa Rica Star).- A great white shark weighing 908 kilos (2,000 pounds) returned Friday to the waters of the northern Bahamas, where a GPS device on the marine predator confirmed it had wandered earlier, the non-profit OCEARCH organization said.   OCEARCH confirmed via a Twitter post that the 4.4-meter (...

Source: TEAM Network FALLS CHURCH, Va., March 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In their continuing effort to help teachers develop the next generation of scientists, Northrop Grumman Foundation and Conservation International (CI) announced that applications for the 2015 ECO Classroom experience are now being accepted through March 31. Four teams of four teachers will be selected for an all-expenses-pai...

Around 40 percent of the mahogany and cedar that Peru exports to the United States is logged illegally, a 2010 study by the Environmental Research Agency, or EIA, said. EFE/File Lima, Feb 24 (EFE).- Peru's permanent Commission for the Fight against Illegal Logging is considering installing GPS devices on river boats in the Amazon basin in order to halt the transport of lumber from illegal logg...

Source: Fuerza Publica A female sloth insistently trying to cross a busy road in northern Costa Rica was helped to the other side by police officers who are thoroughly experienced in this task. According to press release CP-0270-2015 from Fuerza Publica, the national police force of Costa Rica, the sloth posed a danger to herself and to traffic since she hesitantly hugged the edge of the road ...

Source: OVSICORI Can a luxurious lifestyle become synonymous with sustainability? According to Suzy Amis Cameron, who is married to acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron, luxury can be combined with an eco-lifestyle, and she recently made this point clear during a red carpet event that took place before the Oscars. It so happens that Ms. Amis Cameron has partnered with an upscale “green luxury” bo...

Hummingbird Educational and scientific tourism are becoming very important  in the lucrative travel and hospitality sector in Costa Rica. To this end, it is not surprising to learn that a good number of university students from the United States make Costa Rica their first choice for study-abroad programs within the scientific curriculum. A good example of the type of educational and scient...

It has become almost fashionable to cite phenomena such as loss of habitat and climate change as the major causal agents for the extinction of certain wildlife species in Costa Rica. Such is the case of the golden toad as well as the harlequin frog and the hawksbill sea turtle (it is important to note, however, that biologists have recently observed a return of the latter two "Lazarus species" in ...

Source: Wikimedia Commons Drones are invading Costa Rica, and so far that seems to be a good thing. The Costa Rica Star has been recently reporting on the resurgence of aerial photography and filming in our country, which happens to be irresistible for aerial photographers and drone operators who like to attach cameras to their unmanned aircraft.   The masterful video below was rece...