President Chaves is considering a controversial crocodile hunting season in response to recent attacks, though conservation experts warn it could harm the environment, arguing that they play a key role in ecosystem balance in Costa Rica

A bill was proposed to congress that would allow controlled hunting of crocodiles and caimans to address public safety concerns in areas with frequent human-crocodile interactions

A ransomware cyberattack on Costa Rica's state oil refinery RECOPE forced a switch to manual operations, marking the second major government-targeted cyber incident in the past month

Costa Rica is combating coral bleaching in Bahía Ballena with innovative restoration projects, that imply cultivating coral fragments in nurseries, transplanting them to damaged reefs, and educating locals on reef conservation

Costa Rica has temporarily closed a number of national parks and wildlife areas due to severe weather caused by the Intertropical Convergence Zone, remaining shut until conditions improve for safety