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Humpback Whale leaping out of the water, Photo Credit Wikipedia.

Green Season in Costa Rica, come visit and observe migratory wildlife

Some animal species travel long distances in search of food, some migrate to breed or to nest.  Costa Rica’s location means that whales will come to warmer waters to give birth, turtles will lay their eggs and some birds will look for food sources not available in colder climates.  Some of these migrations coincide with...
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Ostional National Wildlife Refuge, photo by Daniel Chavarria

Time for sea turtles at Ostional National Wildlife Refuge in Costa Rica

They arrive literally in waves, slowly hauling their heavy bodies out of the ocean and up the beach. They wait for the high tide at night, using the high surf to propel them farther up the sand, and the protection of darkness against predators to dig their nests and lay their eggs. Thousands upon thousands,...
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