Although the turtle laying season only started in May, already 300 nests have been identified and tagged. This is a record breaking start...
ByLaura WilkinsonJune 17, 2013Although hurricane season doesn’t officially start until June, Cozumel authorities are leaving nothing up to chance. With an active hurricane season predicted for...
ByLaura WilkinsonMay 21, 2013Although May 15th is the official start of the 2013 turtle nesting season according to the Comité de Protección a la Tortuga Marina,...
ByLaura WilkinsonMay 10, 2013The protected zone of the Punta Sur Eco Park is home to flora and fauna unique to the island, including the American Crocodile...
ByLaura WilkinsonApril 26, 2013Cozumel’s Mayor and a delegate of the Federal Environmental Protection Agency, “la Procuraduría Federal de Protección al Ambiente (Profepa),” recently signed an agreement...
ByLaura WilkinsonApril 12, 2013Diving in Cozumel you know you’ll enjoy encounters with a wide variety of species: moray eels (green, spotted and golden), nurse sharks, turtles...
ByLaura WilkinsonApril 9, 2013Cozumel’s Marine Park officials are keeping a close eye on yet another invasive species on the island that is threatening indigenous flora and...
ByLaura WilkinsonApril 4, 2013A year after its inception the Cozumel mangrove re-forestation project is going strong. Rafael Chacón Díaz , the Director of the Municipal Department...
ByLaura WilkinsonMarch 14, 2013According to an article in the “Quintanarroense,” the head of the Committee on Ecology and Urban Development recently officially delivered to the Cozumel...
ByLaura WilkinsonMarch 12, 2013Endemic to Cozumel, the Blue Crabs are a protected species. Their name can be a bit of a misnomer, since they’re not always...
ByLaura WilkinsonMarch 4, 2013