Nature
Cozumel’s Mangrove Reforestation Project First Year a Success
A year after its inception the Cozumel mangrove re-forestation project is going strong. Rafael Chacón Díaz , the Director of the Municipal Department...
Laura WilkinsonMarch 14, 2013
Cozumel’s & The Yucatan Cenote Systems To Be Officially Regulated
According to an article in the “Quintanarroense,” the head of the Committee on Ecology and Urban Development recently officially delivered to the Cozumel...
Laura WilkinsonMarch 12, 2013
Drive Carefully and Protect the Endemic Cozumel Blue Crab
Endemic to Cozumel, the Blue Crabs are a protected species. Their name can be a bit of a misnomer, since they’re not always...
Laura WilkinsonMarch 4, 2013
NOAA Weather Station Gifted to Cozumel’s Punta Sur Ecological Reserve
Cozumel’s Punta Sur Ecological Reserve now has their very own weather station. Thanks to a generous donation by Kosmos Scientific; island schoolchildren will...
Laura WilkinsonFebruary 5, 2013
Cozumel Free of Forest Fires for Two Consecutive Years
Cozumel is been held up as an example to other municipalities in the state in the prevention of forest fires. In fact, Cozumel...
Laura WilkinsonFebruary 4, 2013
Paradise Reef: Cozumel’s Most Visited Reef
According to data recently released by the National Marine Park, Cozumel’s most visited reef is Paradise Reef. At busier periods of the year,...
Laura WilkinsonJanuary 4, 2013
National Geographic Films Cozumel’s Crocodiles
Cozumel’s Columbia lagoon was the recent location of National Geographic’s latest documentary on American crocodiles. The crocodiles in the Punta Sur Eco-Park are...
Laura WilkinsonDecember 28, 2012
Cozumel Fisherman Reporting Seasonal Lobster Catch on Target
Representatives from the Cozumel Fisherman’s Cooperative, are reporting 14 tons of lobster caught this quarter, or 60% of their expected seasonal catch. This...
Laura WilkinsonNovember 9, 2012
Cozumel Turtle Season 2012: Update by Biol. C. Ricardo Peralta M.
The final number of nests recorded is: 5263!!! Congratulations to Pantera and the turtle crew!!! The turtle station goes well, we currently have...
Laura WilkinsonOctober 27, 2012
Cozumel Turtle Season 2012
We’re at 5230 nests and the number just keeps going up. Probably in the next couple of weeks will get the final number....
Laura WilkinsonOctober 4, 2012
