AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCosta Rica Tech & Health: Costa Rican researchers are using AI in the wild: a CapuchinAI system places an AI touchscreen in a forest reserve so capuchin monkeys can complete tailored cognitive tasks for banana rewards, aiming to make primate studies more scalable without lab-only limits. Local Environment & Science: Costa Rica also reported wildlife-tracking progress and enforcement: authorities seized 4,366 animal and plant specimens at airports and borders, and launched the #WhatYouCarry campaign to curb illegal extraction. Biodiversity Monitoring: A Nicoya Peninsula study used 16,658 hours of sound recordings to compare forests, regeneration sites, plantations, and pastures—showing how acoustic data can track ecosystem recovery under the country’s Payment for Environmental Services program. Tech in Daily Life: A San José airport immigration system outage (Aug 1) delayed entry/exit nationwide, canceling one JetBlue flight and causing 36 passengers to miss connections. Travel Tech/Connectivity: Southwest announced a new Austin–San José, Costa Rica nonstop route starting March 13, 2027, one weekly Saturday flight.
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