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Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page National Geographic Channel Diverse Costa Rica Keeps Snake Hunter Busy Rom called the fer-de-lance "one of the supersnakes I've always wanted to find." Though he did capture one, it was only to remove it to a more remote area safer for both snakes and humans. "I'm a snake hunter, not a collector," he explains. "The last thing I want to do is hurt one. The thing I love most is to discover snakes in the wild." A Space For Snakes Costa Rica still features lots of wild spaces for snakes. The nation's government is known for a progressive environmental policy that has established the nation as a top global ecotourism destination. Over 25 percent of the nation is protected by a system of national parks, refuges, and reserves. Such areas harbor some of Earth's richest biodiversity, an abundance of species who reside astride the narrow isthmus separating North and South America. Snakes thrive in the country's wet, lush forests, as do the animals that constitute much of their prey. But to continue to protect these wild places and the creatures that call them home, we must better understand them.

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Site Index Subscribe Shop Search Top 15 Most Popular Stories NEWS Front Page Environment Health Offbeat ... Video in the News SPECIAL SERIES The Genographic Project Pulse of the Planet National Geographic Channel RESOURCES (What's this?) Contact Us Front Page Home Costa Rica's "Problem Crocs" Return After Removal Sharon Guynup National Geographic Channel September 26, 2003 Unlike most countries, Costa Rica doesn't eradicate "problem crocs," but relocates them to less populated areas. But new tracking research suggests that for crocs, there's no place like home: 82 percent of displaced crocs returned, from as far as 62 miles (100 kilometers) away. "As soon as you let them go, they seem to turn around and head home," said Perran Ross, a biologist at the Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville and coordinator of the Switzerland-based World Conservation Union's crocodile specialist group. Brady Barr, a herpetologist and field specialist, and his colleagues trail and capture some of these "problem crocs," following their tracks to the river. They often pursue these massive, aggressive males at night. From small boats, they shine bright spotlights across the water, searching for the unmistakable golden shine of crocodile eyes. When they locate the culprit, they temporarily blind the animal with the lights while Barr slips a metal snare over its head.

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[Country Listing] Factbook Home Page] Costa Rica Costa Rica Geography [Top of Page] Location: Middle America, bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Pacific Ocean, between Nicaragua and Panama Geographic coordinates: 10 00 N, 84 00 W Map references: Central America and the Caribbean Area: total: 51,100 sq km land: 50,660 sq km water: 440 sq km note: includes Isla del Coco slightly smaller than West Virginia Land boundaries: total: 639 km border countries: Nicaragua 309 km, Panama 330 km Coastline: 1,290 km Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: tropical; dry season (December to April); rainy season (May to November) Terrain: coastal plains separated by rugged mountains Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean m highest point: Cerro Chirripo 3,810 m Natural resources: hydropower potential Land use: arable land: permanent crops: permanent pastures: forests and woodland: other: 12% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 1,200 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: occasional earthquakes, hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season; active volcanoes deforestation, largely a result of the clearing of land for cattle ranching; soil erosion

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