Our Environment
Conservation and Science: Learning During Summertime
August 4, 2017
Conservation and Science: Learning During Summertime
The Riviera Maya is a beautiful place to spend your holidays, but it also has many challenges as the massive…
Recovering Fisheries in Quintana Roo
July 19, 2017
Recovering Fisheries in Quintana Roo
Most of us are now well aware that coral reefs are one of the most diverse and threatened ecosystems. Besides…
Traveling: Considering the Environment Too
July 7, 2017
Traveling: Considering the Environment Too
This is a broad topic as there are many ways to start thinking a little more about our environment while…
A Mexican Crocodile?
July 6, 2017
A Mexican Crocodile?
The ‘Mexican crocodile’ or ‘Morelet´s crocodile’ was first described in Mexico in the 1800s by a French naturalist whose last…
An Oasis Next Door: Puerto Morelos Marine Park
June 22, 2017
An Oasis Next Door: Puerto Morelos Marine Park
An oasis of colors and life – some of its reefs still hold colonies of endangered species of corals that…
Mantas’ Little Cousins: Mobulas
June 22, 2017
Mantas’ Little Cousins: Mobulas
Mantas and mobulas are quite similar in appearance and are closely related. Find out more about their similarities and how…
Nesting season is on! Please do not disturb!
May 20, 2017
Nesting season is on! Please do not disturb!
Find out what challenges they face when they return. In nature, sea turtles face a lot of threats, particularly as…
Sharks & Rays Cool Facts: The Hammerhead
May 19, 2017
Sharks & Rays Cool Facts: The Hammerhead
Sharks and rays form an amazing group of animals called elasmobranchs. Although there are lots of things yet to be…
Sargassum: Desirable or Undesirable?
May 3, 2017
Sargassum: Desirable or Undesirable?
Vanessa spoke with some local experts to find out more about the seaweed that washes up on our shores in…
The Sargaboat
May 3, 2017
The Sargaboat
Meet the creators of the innovative boat that will tackle the seaweed problem of the Riviera Maya In a previous…
