State police released photographs of a man who possibly mutilated 16 trees along Avenida Líbano in the north of the city.
A stocky young man with a shaggy haircut, scruffy beard, wearing blue denim jeans and a green shirt was captured on camera running from the scene. Police released photos on Twitter asking the public for help identifying him.
Respecto a tala de árboles Av. Líbano se solicita colaboración ciudadana con datos para conocer identidad de esta persona. Llame 9-1-1 pic.twitter.com/CAuWSLOwdl
Mexico’s National Commission for Aquaculture and Fisheries established four new fishing refuge zones this fall, two of which are located along Yucatán’s northern coast. The temporary protected areas aim to rebuild populations of commercially valuable species while allowing limited traditional fishing. The refuges in Telchac Puerto and Chuburná will protect octopus, lobster, red grouper, sea…
The birth of Yazu, the baby jaguar born at the Yagul Sanctuary in Oaxaca, will lift the spirits of anyone concerned about the species’ long-term survival in Mexico. According to the latest National Jaguar Conservation Alliance census, 5,300 jaguars were counted in 2025 in the corridor stretching from Sonora and Nuevo León to the Yucatán…
Heavy rains across Yucatán left a wildlife sanctuary underwater, but the birds remained safe due to recently built elevated facilities. Proyecto Santa María, a parrot conservation refuge near Hunucmá, found itself under about 50 centimeters (20 inches) of water after intense storms battered the region. The flooding turned the entire facility into what director Pierre…
Conservation organizations are demanding the immediate halt of a program by Yucatán’s state government that distributes nets to cattle ranchers for the mass capture and killing of bats, calling the initiative both illegal and scientifically unfounded. The Yucatán Rural Development Secretary (Seder) launched what it terms a “bat sweep” as a preventative measure against screwworm,…
Roberto Rojo was 30 meters underground when the drilling started. Stalactites that had formed over millennia began tumbling around him as a massive industrial drill punched through the limestone ceiling above. The biologist ducked for cover, phone in hand, recording what would become some of the most dramatic footage of environmental destruction in Mexico’s recent…
After planting 100 new trees in the Mulsay neighborhood, Mérida reached an environmental milestone this week when the city designated a ceiba tree with “Cultural and Patrimonial Value” status. The century-old sacred specimen represents the intersection of Mexico’s most ambitious urban forestry initiatives and one of the world’s most enduring spiritual traditions. The milestone reflects…
