The “Sweet Gulf” of Golfo Dulce in southern Costa Rica gets a lot of attention for being a refuge for migrating endangered Pacific humpback whales. The 31-mile (50-km) Pacific gulf is essentially a big watery “cradle,” - not only the birthplace for whales but also for dolphins and endangered hammerhead sharks.
The Costa Rican environmental organization Misión Tiburón (Shark Mission) is lobbying the Costa Rican government to protect Golfo Dulce as the first sanctuary for hammerhead sharks in the