Panama’s new Sloth Refuge
The Pan-American Association for Conservation (APPC) and Gamboa Rainforest Resort have opened a refuge for sloths.
Nature in Coronado, Panama
A request for 107 hectares on Isla de Cañas
The Ministry of Environment is currently reviewing a request for the concession of 107 hectares in the Wildlife Refuge of Isla de Cañas and will hold a public consultation in Los Santos on November 14th, 2017. ...
Record-breaking bird migration
890 thousand 42 birds migratory birds took to the sky October 31st, 2017, the largest amount recorded in one day Audubon Society of Panama.
Panama’s Biological census using flies
Panama has successfully carried out a Biological census (a county of the species that inhabit a habitat) using flies.
2000 hatchlings released in Cambutal
2,000 sea turtles hatchlings born in artificial nurseries were released Saturday, September 16th on the coast of Cambutal, in the province of Los ...
Birds close Tocumen runway
A flock of migrating birds closed a runway in Panama at Tocumen International Airport for over an hour on Monday, August 14, 2017. According to Copa Airlines, 25 flights were diverted ...
Assembly approves fines for use of plastic bags
The National Assembly has approved a bill that prohibits the use of plastic bags and promotes companies that encourage the use of reusable bags in their ...
Panama bound Salmon Eggs to Stay in Canada
AquaBounty Canada Inc., a company that originally said its plans were to produce salmon eggs in P.E.I. Canada and then ship them to Panama to mature has decided to rear the fish in ...
Dolphins rescued from River
With strong rains in the province of Chirigui, two dolphins managed to find their way into the river of Platanares. The dolphins were spotted in the river near a private farm ...
The acceleration of sea level rise
A new scientific analysis indicates that Earth’s oceans are rising nearly three times as rapidly than throughout most of the 20th century. The paper from the ...
Bill to reduce plastic bags approved
A bill that calls for the “reasonable use of plastic bags” and to “eliminate the current abuse” of plastic in Panama, has been approved. Politican, Acan-Efe Samir Gozaine ...
Punta Chame development affecting mangroves
A tourist complex plans to remove at least 16 hectares of mangroves from the bay of Chame. The Environmental Impact Study (EIA) for the Portones del Mar Yacht Club & Resort is ...
Amphibian Reintroduction begins in Panama
In less than a month, the Gamboa Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Center will begin the process of reintroducing amphibian species back into the wild. This will be the first time an ...
Shrimp discovered in Panama named in honor of Pink Floyd
A new species of pistol shrimp was recently discovered in Panama, and has been named in honor of the band Pink Floyd. Synalpheus pinkfloydi, the new species of shrimp with a single pink ...
Harpy Festival at Summit Park
Sunday, April 9 2017 the Summit Municipal Park in Panama City will host the XV edition of Festi Harpía 2017, a celebration to pay homage to Panama’s national bird, the ...
Global Bank Employees to Clean up Beaches and Rivers
Sunday April 2nd 2017, approximately 200 Global Bank employees will meet to clean up the river mouths of Chame and ...
Sea Snakes prompt Sinaproc Alert
Swimmers on El Uverito Beach in the district of Los Santos reported an abundance of sea snakes on the coast, Sunday March 26th ...
Jellyfish blooms and Upwelling in the Bay of Panama
If you have been to the beach on the Pacific coast of Panama recently, you will have noticed the water is colder than usually. You may have also noticed ...
Will Panama Ban Plastic Bags?
Non-Degradable plastic bags could become history in Panama, if a bill proposed by the deputy of the ruling Panamenista Party is ...
Bio museum Educates Children on Conservation
As part of its commitment to aid Panama in preserving biodiversity by educating youth, the Bio museum has started 2017 with summer camps for children from 6 to 12 years ...
FCPP Develops Plan for Azuero Monkeys
After studying two critically endangered endemic primates, the Azuero howler monkey, and the Azuero spider monkey, The Panamanian Primate Conservation Foundation (FCPP) aims to ...
