AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWildlife & Biosecurity: The New World screwworm—an invasive, flesh-eating parasite—has been confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in south Texas, the first U.S. case in decades, raising alarms for livestock and wildlife and prompting USDA and Texas officials to ramp up surveillance, quarantines, and sterile-fly eradication efforts. Regional Spread Watch: Reporting notes the fly has moved north through Central America and Mexico after detections in Mexico in 2024, with experts warning the “single case” may not reflect how many are already present. Costa Rica Wildlife Protection: Costa Rica’s courts are holding agencies accountable for how power-line electrocutions harm species like howler monkeys, ordering infrastructure changes in Nosara as rescues report rising incidents. Tech & Learning in Costa Rica: ArtScience Museum’s new “Into the Ocean: Journey Beneath” exhibition brings ocean science to life with multi-sensory tech, including eDNA learning games and installations tied to Costa Rica coastlines. Local Tech & Skills: A Costa Rica university-graduate study finds 68.5% were first in their families to earn a degree, and 56.5% report using AI tools in daily work.
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