Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado signed a decree expanding Cocos Island National Park, increasing the fully protected area in its Pacific waters by nearly 53,000 square kilometers. Cocos Island ...

On June 22, an activity was held to commemorate the 44th anniversary of Cocos Island National Park. This celebration was an excellent opportunity to... The President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado ...

Three hundred miles—and a 36-hour boat ride—southwest of mainland Costa Rica, a lush volcanic island rears up improbably out of the Pacific Ocean. Cocos is at once a geological anomaly, a stopover for ...

The scent of diesel, rusting anchors and fish slurry hung in the humid air of the harbor. I was in Puntarenas on the western shore of Costa Rica, waiting to leave on a scuba-diving trip to Cocos ...

Drones are best known for their place on the battlefield but conservationists hope unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, can transition to a different fight: illegal fishing. Poaching is a serious ...

A commitment to create a marine protected area around Cocos Island fell through, though the country’s new government may take another look. Political leaders should be accountable for their ...

The Secretariat received information about significantly increased illegal fishing within the Cocos Island Marine Reserve that took place in October 2001. In answer to the Secretariat’s inquiry, the ...

The Coleopterists Bulletin, Vol. 40, No. 4 (Dec., 1986), pp. 381-387 (7 pages) Halecia cocosae sp. n. from Cocos Island, Costa Rica, is described, illustrated and discussed in context with others from ...

Brown, John W. and Miller, Scott E. 1999. A new species of Coelostathma Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) From Cocos Islands, Costa Rica, with comments on the phylogenetic significance of avdominal dorsal ...