Michelle Peters Every visit to the Alturas Wildlife Sanctuary supports the nonprofit organization's goal of rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing injured, sick and orphaned Costa Rican wildlife.

That’s cruelty to a wild animal. Such rules are unheard of in most other countries. In fact, Costa Rica’s new regulations reflect a much greater benevolence in general toward wildlife than is found in ...

PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica (AP) — The endangered Geoffrey ... is “urgently needed” as some 28% of all plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction, according to a paper published ...

The Contra Costa County Animal Shelter is making an urgent plea. It’s well over its maximum capacity and needs homes for many animals quickly. “We like to maintain our kennel inventory on dogs ...