Costa Rica Conservation

Hotels and housing developments sit in the beach town of Tamarindo, Costa Rica, foreground, as Las Baulas National Park including the estuary, Playa Grande and El Morro hill can be seen in the background, in this photo takenThursday, Aug. 13, 2009. The Las Baulas National Park was established in 1995 to preserve the nesting grounds of the endangered Leatherback sea turtle, but Costa Rica's government does not have the $500 million dollars necessary to pay for the expropriation of the 691 acres of private property within the park boundaries, according to Costa Rica's environmental authorities. (AP Photo/Kent Gilbert)