Costa Rica's Hunting Ban

Published: Jan. 10, 2013, 5 p.m.

b'Costa Rica, a tropical country known for its national parks and ecotourism, has proposed a further step to protect its environment: a ban on all hunting. But even in this environmentally conscious nation, the legislation faces obstacles. \\n\\nThis podcast was produced by Sam Eaton for NOVA and PRI\'s "The World."\\n\\nFor more global environmental stories, visit:\\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/\\nhttp://www.theworld.org/category/topics/environment/\\n\\nNOVA is produced by WGBH in Boston. Funding for NOVA is provided by David H. Koch, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.'