Mexico Marks World Turtle Day as Species Numbers Continue to Drop
There are seven different species of sea turtles, and six of these arrive in Mexico each year to lay eggs
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Migratory Monarchs Threatened by Deforestation
The reduction in number of colonies for this hibernation season can be attributed to migration instability
Read moreWWF Promotes Jaguar Conservation with Photo Exhibit
The exhibit, which was cosponsored by the capital city’s Environment Secretariat, focuses on the plight of the jaguar in two priority sections of Mexico, the central Pacific and the Maya jungle
Read moreEndangered Ajolotes Being Sold in Mexican Markets
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexico’s allusive ajolote salamander, also known as the Mexican axolotl or Ambystoma mexicanum, which is currently on the brink of extinction, can be found inside Mexico City’s street markets, for sale to the highest bidder as a pet. That is the news based on a report carried in the Mexican daily newspaper Reforma on Tuesday, July 26.
Read moreVaquita’s Survival Could Be Threatened by Mexican Government Move
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Mexican government is currently considering lifting endangered-species protection for the totoaba fish, which will almost certainly negatively impact the country’s indigenous vaquita porpoise, one of the world’s most endangered mammals. With only about 10 of the critically endangered marine porpoises, which are endemic to Mexico’s Sea of Córtez in the Upper Gulf of
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Energy Plaintiffs Sue, AMLO Replies There was a response from Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on Monday, May 18, to the international plaintiffs suing his administration for breach of contract regarding the cancelation of their operations of clean energy production. “They have the right to go to court,” he said, “as do we have the
Read moreFirst International Jaguar Day Observed
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF … Friday, Nov. 29, is the first-ever International Jaguar Day…
Read moreMonarch Butterflies Register Spike in Numbers
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After two straight years of falloffs, the number of monarch butterflies that arrived in Mexico this year for their winter retreat increased by 144 percent, according to the World Wildlife Foundation (WWF). In a statement issued by on Wednesday, Jan. 30, based on studies conducted in Michoacán and the State of Mexico (EdoMéx) during
Read moreThe Precarious Fate of the Sumatran Rhino
By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS With less than 80 Sumatran rhinoceroses left in the wild, and only a few in captivity, the Sumatran rhino, the smallest of the five species of this endangered family of odd-toed ungulates, was officially declared extinct in Malaysia in 2015. The two-horned Asian rhino currently competes with the Javan rhino (of which there are about 100 left
Read moreMexico’s Rapidly Dwindling Vaquita Population
By MELISSA T. CASTRO It’s a species that’s rarely heard of, even more rarely seen, and soon it won’t be seen at all. The vaquita porpoise is the world’s most rare marine mammal, and with estimated numbers plummeting to about 30, it is on the brink of extinction. Considering the estimated numbers of vaquitas in 2008 was at 567, there
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