In fact, 90 percent of the native animals in Costa Rica and 50 percent of the plant ... as a means of exploration by researchers in the jungle. However, canopy tours are now a huge tourist draw ...

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However, the dangers facing the matabuey in Costa Rica today are not only jeopardizing the species' survival but could also leave thousands of people bitten by snakes in Central America without an ...