Category Archives: Wildlife

Two Jaguars Caught on Camera Near Chichen Itza

The ruins of the Maya city of Chichen Itza are located in eastern Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Recently the site was taken over by protesting teachers , temporarily. A few days later, on the night of June 15th, jaguars appeared on … Continue reading

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Mountain Lion Catches a Cat in Monterrey

Sierra Alta, a residential sector in the mountains of southern Monterrey (Nuevo Leon state), had an unexpected visitor when a skinny mountain lion pursued and caught a domestic cat, apparently killing it and taking it away. You can watch the … Continue reading

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Beavers in Monterrey

The North American beaver (Castor canadensis) mostly inhabits the United States and Canada. But now this busy and industrious critter is expanding its range in Mexico, even in the urban area of Monterrey. (The Spanish term for beaver is castor.) … Continue reading

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Cuatro Cienegas Basin Seen From Space

Cuatro Cienegas is located in the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico. In Spanish you might see it written as one word (Cuatrociénegas) or two (Cuatro Ciénegas).  It’s an interesting area. Cuatro Ciénegas means “Four Marshes”. In current scientific terminology, … Continue reading

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Chinese/Mexican “Dragon Cartel” Moves “Cocaine of the Sea” Through Vancouver Port in Exchange for Fentanyl Ingredients

You can’t make this stuff up. Mexican and Chinese criminals have teamed up to form a new criminal organization – the “Dragon Cartel”, which is moving the “cocaine of the sea” (the swim bladder of the endangered totoaba fish) through … Continue reading

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Can Mexico’s Vaquita Porpoise Survive?

The vaquita, scientific name Phocoena sinus, is a type of porpoise which is endemic to Mexico. The vaquita livesin the northern partof the Sea of Cortes(pictured on the right), also called the Gulf of California or Vermilion Sea, a body of … Continue reading

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