Nature and Critters

The following photos of birds of  North Akumal were captured near the Laguna Yal Ku and Tranquilidad properties. Who knew there was such a variety? Well, Darcy Rendell of Canada shot these photos during her 5 week stay.  Enjoy!

Mayan Garden Club “Tip of the Month”-don’t miss joining us for this April meeting, it is a special one!! The Mayan Garden Club will be touring the Botanical Jardin of Dr. Alfredo Barrera Marin for their monthly meeting on  April 16th. This April meeting event will be one you will [……]

Latest signage to appear in Akumal Centro and erected by Centro Ecological de Akumal (CEA) concerns the appearance of the FP tumors on area sea turtles . This sea turtle virus, Fibropapillomatosis  (FP), causes tumors to grow on flippers, faces, and other soft areas of sea turtles, especially the Green Sea [……]

In November on Half Moon Bay near Vista Del Mar Norte and Playa Blanca, the beach was alive with critters — both real and with an artistic flair.  The last nest of the season hatched and a sand puppy tried to play with a sand turtle.  Take a look!  

Coatis are in the raccoon family and they are indigenous to the southwest U.S., Mexico, Central and South America. They are sometimes called “coatimundis” but their official name is coati in both Spanish and English. Around here locals refer to this animal as a “tejón,” which is actually a badger, [……]

  Conservationists have warned that without timely action, the existence of most Caribbean coral reefs is dramatically at risk. Jeremy Moore, Reef4Akumal A. C. / Expedition Akumal, recently met with Baruch Figueroa-Zavala, coordinator of Coastal Research, to pinpoint the threats posed to the health of our local Caribbean waters and its coral [……]