Quintana Roo Signs Co-Management Deal to Protect Xcacel-Xcacelito Turtle Sanctuary
IBANQROO, SEMA and UQROO agreed to jointly manage university land that holds the Xcacel-Xcacelito sea turtle sanctuary in Tulum.
Environment
Quintana Roo Business Leaders Demand Certainty After Sheinbaum Questions Cancún Financial District
Quintana Roo business groups warn that President Claudia Sheinbaum's doubts over the Cancún financial district's location threaten advanced investment talks.
Playa del Carmen Says Punta Esmeralda Access Will Stay Open as Fencing Is Called Temporary
Officials say the mesh fencing around Punta Esmeralda is temporary and the public beach's access will remain open once rehabilitation…
Cozumel to Host Second Free Rabies Vaccination and Microchip Clinic for Pets
Cozumel congressman Renán Sánchez Tajonar announced a second free pet clinic offering rabies vaccines and microchips on September 19.
Canacintra Calls for Federal Rules to Scale Up Sargassum Industry in Quintana Roo
Business leader José Luis Acosta Quiam says small-batch products cannot absorb the tons of sargassum reaching Caribbean beaches each day.
Judge Rejects Injunction to Protect Sac Actún Cave System From Riviera Maya Highway
A Cancún district judge denied an injunction to shield the Sac Actún flooded cave system from a Riviera Maya highway,…
Quintana Roo Hosts Up to 250 Endangered Manatees, Researchers Say
Researchers estimate up to 250 Antillean manatees live off Quintana Roo, where boat traffic, fishing gear and habitat loss threaten…
Cancún Officials Say Dead Turtle Hatchlings Came From an ‘In Situ’ Nest
Cancún's ecology department says hatchlings found dead near Hotel Live Aqua came from a natural nest and were exposed to…
70 Volunteers Clear Tires and Debris From Seabed at Punta Esmeralda in Playa del Carmen
Volunteers with the Sea Doo Club Social and Zofemat workers cleared trash from Punta Esmeralda's sand and seabed, including tires…
Man Dies in Mérida From Suspected ‘Brain-Eating Amoeba’; Plaza La Isla Lake Closed
A 34-year-old man died in Mérida with a probable case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis, prompting officials to close a shopping…