Ceviche Tours and the DOT office of Isla Mujeres announced the dates for the third Whale Shark Festival held once a year in Isla Mujeres. This project and event has pioneered the fight for preservation of the marine ecosystem. Last year’s festival was attended by lots of families to witness all the friendly whale sharks. [...]

Photo by Isidro Cea, via Flickr.com Ambystoma mexicanum, a kind of salamander found in the canals around Mexico City, is faced with extinction. The approach of modernity is threatening wildlife all around the world. And in this corner of Latin America, it is turn of this salamander. Photo by Szogun000, via Flickr.com Scientists are planning to help [...]

The Ecological Center of Sonora offers a wonderful collection of flora and fauna from the four ecosystems found in the state of Sonora. The park includes exhibits representing the natural environments of mountains, deserts, grasslands and the Sea of Cortez. CC photo by Nearsoft courtesy of Flickr) The 2400 acre center holds over 300 species [...]

The Mexican Blue Jay is a brilliantly colored bird that can be found in the gorgeous Sierra Madre of Mexico up into the United States. The bird is also known as the Gray-Breasted Jay and is most happy amidst the Pine and Oak trees of Mexico’s forests. The omnivore diet of the Jay consists of [...]

Mexico offers an amazing trip into another world with its stunning collection of animal life around every corner. From the desert to the jungles, spiders are some of the most common critters you may cross paths with. Here’s just a few of the most widely seen spiders in Mexico. The jumping spider, seen above, is [...]

Sierra Juarez is quickly becoming a favorite for Oaxacan locals and visitors as well. This stunning mountain range, also know as Sierra Norte, is located about an hour’s drive Northeast of Oaxaca and offers superb settings for hiking, biking, birdwatching and photography. Wild life in Sierra Juarez is high in ratio to the surrounding area [...]

Located just outside Puerto Morelos, Mexico, Crococun offers visitors a first hand chance to walk and talk with the animals. Often described as an unbelievable experience that could never compare to traditional zoos, visitors step over crocodiles basking in the sun and feed friendly monkey families that follow you along gorgeous jungle trails. It is [...]

Forget Animal Planet, a trip south to Mexico’s Xcaret brings you face to face with some of the most beautiful creatures on Earth. Stunning habitats and the gorgeous surrounding resort make this a must see for your next Mexican excursion. The wildlife of Xcaret are an eclectic mix of Mexico’s creatures great and small. Jaguars, [...]

Like many tourists, even one of Mother Nature’s most beautiful creatures chooses Mexico as it’s yearly vacation refuge. The Monarch butterfly finds its way down south every year without fail. Monarchs chose the highlands of Mexico as the place to spend winter and breed future generations. Each fall, 300 million of these beautiful orange and [...]