Here's a bit of news that has been making the rounds in Costa Rica for more than a week but is just now picking up steam stateside: Saying it's time for a more natural experience, Costa Rica's ...

Costa Rica plans to close its two zoos and end the caging of animals by May of next year, eventually rehabilitating and releasing the animals into the wild. “We are getting rid of the cages and ...

Three of my colleagues told me they’d never been to the Simón Bolivar Zoo — which is three blocks from The Tico Times office in San José — because they’d heard it’s too depressing to see all the ...

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Denmark is not the only country with a zoo problem. But the Costa Rican government—world renowned for its strong conservation and biodiversity policies—is not giving up: It’s already filed an appeal, ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican officials say they plan to close both of the country’s public zoos next year so that animals can be freed from their cages. But the foundation that runs the animal ...

A friend recently posted this headline on my Facebook timeline: “Costa Rica Is Shutting Down All Zoos And Freeing Every Animal In Captivity.” Hmm, I thought. Yes, I was taking the weekend off, but I ...

SAN JOSE, Costa RicaSAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican officials say they plan to close both of the country’s public zoos next year so that animals can be freed from their cages. But the foundation ...

At the Monkey Park wildlife-rehab center near Tamarindo, Costa Rica, volunteers clean animal cages, wash dirty dishes, and even prepare the animals' meals. "It's a labor of love," said Cinde Jeheber, ...

A toucan in Costa Rica’s La Pumas Zoo – soon to be released? Donar Reiskoffer Costa Rica has had it with zoos. The government plans to shut down all of the countries zoos and either release or ...