Costa Rica Launches Anti-Trafficking Campaign Targeting Tourist Wildlife Removal

Authorities have introduced a public awareness initiative to deter visitors from taking plants and animals, following the seizure of thousands of illegal biological specimens at borders.

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Costa Rica Targets Wildlife Trafficking With New Tourist Campaign

Costa Rica has started a new campaign warning travelers not to remove wildlife, plants or other natural specimens after officials confiscated 4,366 animal and plant specimens at airports and border crossings in 2024 and 2025.The campaign, called #WhatYouCarry, urges tourists and residents to leave Costa Rica’s wildlife where it belongs, in the wild, rather than […] The post Costa Rica Targets Wildlife Trafficking With New Tourist Campaign appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | T...

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Costa Rica Launches Anti-Trafficking Campaign Targeting Tourist Wildlife Removal

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