Every other winter since 2013, McCarthy leads a new group of undergraduate students in Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity (ENWC440) and Debates in Conservation Biology (ENWC450). For four weeks, ...

Costa Rica is home to about 5% of the world’s biodiversity. However, its rich ecosystems are threatened by human activity. The publication noted that many non-profit associations work to protect the ...

A huge number of academic papers have been published over the years by scientists who use camera traps in creative ways to discover new and interesting facts about Costa Rica’s wildlife. After falling ...

Gillian Hudson, a wildlife ecology and conservation senior and UD World Scholar, relied on her Ornithology (ENWC 418) coursework during bird point counts. “During the study abroad, we familiarized ...

The largest-ever camera trap study in Central America, on Costa Rica’s Osa Peninsula, has revealed how human disturbance affects where animals live and how they’re grouped.

Costa Rica: Raising the Bar for Conservation. By Marta Yamamoto, Special to the Planet. Tuesday July 10, 2007. When traveling through Costa Rica it’s best to emulate ... Manuel Antonio National Park ...

Knowing there are over 140 mammal and 367 bird species living in this thriving ecosystem, I knew I'd spot some wildlife, but I doubt I'll ever get this close to these again.. Costa Rica has ...

That’s the takeaway from my recent Costa Rica Wildlife and Conservation trip, the latest of three Nat Geo tours I’ve joined since 2017.

Why Costa Rica is a wildlife photographer’s dream ... With all of its marine area designated for conservation, Tortuguero is one of the country’s main tourist spots.