The Tico Times

Costa Rica’s Coco Island gets radar station to fight drug traffickers

ISLA DEL COCO, Puntarenas –Guards at Isla del Coco National Park tell stories about the boats they’ve spotted during night patrols that transport fuel throughout the area. There likely is only one use ...
The Tico Times

Costa Rica’s Cocos Island celebrates 20th anniversary as a Natural Heritage Site

Located 532 km away from Cabo Blanco, Puntarenas, Cocos Island is celebrating its 20th anniversary of being declared by the UNESCO as a Natural Heritage for Humanity Site. The island is located in the ...
Columbus Dispatch

Eradicating snakes on Cocos could make Guam a conservation model

Eradicating the brown tree snakes that have invaded Cocos Island could set an example for how Guam and the rest of the world could handle invasive species, Diane Vice, Wildlife Supervisor at the ...