I woke up at dawn in my hotel room in San Blas, Mexico a little bleary-eyed and made my way to the lobby, where I was met by one of the most expert bird guides in the country, Francisco Garcia.
Humpback Whales, Riviera Nayarit’s Most Loyal Visitors
Every year they arrive in Banderas Bay after an impressive 16-thousand-kilometer trip from the Arctic in search of warmer waters to give birth to their calves.
Navy dolphins arrive for vaquita capture
What might be the last stand in the fight to save the vaquita marina porpoise has begun with the arrival in the upper Gulf of California of four trained dolphins.
Mexico creates vast new ocean reserve to protect Galapagos of North America
Mexico’s government has created the largest ocean reserve in North America around a Pacific archipelago regarded as its crown jewel.
Islands to be a park but no hotels allowed
Four islands situated off the coast of Colima are set to become Mexico’s newest national park but the federal Environment Secretariat says that it will not allow the construction of hotels on the volcanic archipelago despite the new designation.
Monarch monitoring reveals new routes
Greater environmental awareness and thousands of volunteers have led to the discovery that monarch butterflies migrate south into Mexico by more routes than previously thought.
Puerto Vallarta Sea Turtle Protection
Puerto Vallarta as one of the most popular Mexican beach resorts for foreign tourists, has been investing to protect the local environment by supporting local sea turtle protection programmes for thirty years.
Camera catches jaguar swimming in Riviera Nayarit
It is one of an estimated 25 in an area where the animals are being monitored
Mexico’s Islas Marietas Recover after Wave of Unregulated Tourism
Mexico’s Islas Marietas National Park is recovering from the effects of pollution and a wave of unregulated tourism, officials told EFE.
Malnourished lion captured outside Mexico's Puerto Vallarta
Mexican environmental protection officials say a 5-year-old female lion found malnourished and wandering the streets near Puerto Vallarta has been brought to a refuge in Mexico City.
XXII National Dolphin Program Conference 2017
The Riviera Nayarit will once again host the Dolphin Program’s XXII National Scientific and Technological Research Conference, which will take place from August 16-19, 2017 in Nuevo Vallarta.