A guard dog named Cala, chained so tightly that her head hung from her neck, has made a remarkable recovery after neighbors, police and an animal sanctuary in Costa Rica stepped in. Weak, sick and unable to stand when she was found, she survived years of neglect and later a poisoning attack at the shelter, and was eventually placed with a foster family. A Guard Dog in … [Read more...] about Dog chained to post can’t even rest head – then animal hero decides there’s only one thing to do
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Researchers Dumped 30 Truckloads of Coffee Waste on Barren Land — Two Years Later, It Was a Small Forest
Every cup of coffee leaves behind a mountain of waste at the other end of the supply chain. A team of scientists in Costa Rica decided to see whether that waste could do some good, and the results surprised even them. 30 Truckloads, One Bold Experiment Researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of HawaiÊ»i spread 30 dump-truck loads of coffee pulp across a … [Read more...] about Researchers Dumped 30 Truckloads of Coffee Waste on Barren Land — Two Years Later, It Was a Small Forest
A whale skeleton in the middle of a rainforest in Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Imagine this: lush rainforest canopy overhead, exotic birdsong filling the air, and then... a giant whale skeleton bleached white by the sun. It sounds like something out of a fantasy novel, but it's a real phenomenon found deep within the heart of Costa Rica's Osa Peninsula! The Curious Case of the Rainforest Whale Nestled within the pristine wilderness of Corcovado … [Read more...] about A whale skeleton in the middle of a rainforest in Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica