A giant deep-sea relative of the common woodlouse or roly-poly has been discovered where an asteroid strike wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. Measuring more than 10 inches long, the isopod, a new species, has 14 legs and is 25 times bigger than its little cousin — and it got that way from…
The presence of seaweed in the Caribbean is nothing new, but has increased dramatically over the past few years.
Several days of heavy rain have brought out our feathered friends in force, so get out there and enjoy them!
With the perspective of an insider, no other wildlife photographer could possibly have as comprehensive a catalog of flamingo images as Claudio Contreras Koob.
Yucatán’s status as one of Mexico’s large pork producers employs thousands across the state. But this is not without its problems. According to a recent report issued by Mexico’s federal government, a great many of these pig farms do not meet even the most minimal environmental standards. On the Peninsula, 85% of the 257 registered…
Federal laws protecting wild animals from public exhibitions have long been on the books.
Amid growing criticism, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador came out Monday to defend his environmental record.
Mexican beer brands are ditching the nasty plastic six-pack rings. Corona introduced packaging made of barley straw and recycled wood fibers in 2021. In January, parent company Grupo Modelo announced a $4 million investment to replace the hard-to-recycle plastic packaging with fiber-based materials. They are part of a larger trend in which more companies are…
Greenpeace organizers tied themselves to heavy machinery in Quintana Roo on Monday, the latest high-profile attempt to derail the Mayan Train. At issue was a modified route announced in January that tears apart miles of low jungle. Demonstrators stated the tracks between Cancún and Tulum have been hastily rerouted through virgin jungle without environmental studies….
The environmental collective Va por la Tierra is planning a series of events to raise awareness among Yucatán’s population on issues regarding water quality and climate change.
Though more vulnerable to drought, traditional varieties of maize such as the Nuuk Nal, which has a reddish color, tend to be larger and more nutritious than their genetically modified counterparts, according to Díaz.
Mexico’s Interior Department issued a broad decree Monday requiring all federal agencies to give automatic approval for any public works project — including the Tren Maya — that the government deems in the national interest. The decree sidesteps all environmental regulations and gives regulatory agencies five days to grant a year-long approval for anything the…
While world leaders met and discussed the climate crisis at a United Nations conference in Scotland, one front in the battle to save the planet’s mangroves is thousands of miles away in Yucatán. Decades ago, mangroves lined the shores of Yucatán, but today there are only thin green bands of trees beside the sea interrupted…
Sea turtles continue to be endangered in Yucatán, but a new study suggests that their numbers are beginning to recover.
As Mike grew up, he dove back into nature, researching the environment, wildlife, and space. He understood the process he had to follow in order to achieve the photos he dreamed of.
Researchers in Yucatán have found a “lost world” of a mangrove ecosystem 124 miles from the nearest ocean, where they would normally exist. It runs along the banks of the San Pedro Martir River, which runs from the El Petén rainforests in Guatemala to the Balancán region in Tabasco. This is unusual because mangroves—salt-tolerant trees,…
The sargassum on the coast and the Sahara dust in the sky might have a connection. The stinky seaweed first sprouted in 2011 in the tropical Atlantic and has been plaguing beaches ever since. Sewage and farmland runoff have been blamed. But there’s another possible culprit — Africa’s Sahara dust, which blows over the ocean and…
This week we continue our quest to bring to you original photographs and information about some of Yucatán’s most amazing animals.
Scientists will document the effects of illegal fishing and tourism in the reefs of Alacranes and Bajos del Norte in the Yucatán Peninsula.
Though the exact number of animal species on the Yucatán Peninsula is hard to nail down, even conservative estimates place the number in the thousands.
A new report titled “the costs of urban expansion in Mexico” has found that Mérida’s strategy for growth is alarmingly deficient.
Aside from Mérida, the worst affected municipalities include Tizimín, Tecax, and Tzucacab, all of which are known for ranching and agriculture.
Video of the rescue was captured by one of the fishermen who can be heard speaking to the dolphin and reassuring it with gentle gestures..
“We need a new set of standards to address the problem, as honestly efforts so far have not only been unsuccessful but have actually made the problem worse,” said Pedro Castro Borges, of the CInsvestav research institute.
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