Costa Rica News

Can shade-grown cocoa help conserve sloths?

Hoffman's two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) at La Selva Biological Station, Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. Photo by: Geoff Gallice/Creative Commons 2.0. Tropical forests support the greatest diversity of species in the world,…

Big data shows tropical mammals on the decline

Harnessing big data for conservation. The world's largest remote camera trap initiative—monitoring 275 species in 17 protected areas—is getting some big data assistance from Hewlett-Packard (HP). To date, the monitoring…