Nature in Coronado, Panama

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 ...

Study finds Caribbean corals survived climate change

A recent study has found that corals from the genus Orbicella found in the Caribbean, survived a dramatic ...

The Bay of Panama lacks conservation plan

Environmental officials confirmed recently that a conservation plan for the bay of Panama wetlands is has still not ...

2,000 pounds of marine litter collected in Coclé

Over 2000 pounds of marine waste was collected off the coasts of Coclé during the Panama Aquatic Resources Authority (ARAP) cleanup which ...

STRI reports 26 Jaguars killed so far this year

According to Ricardo Moreno, research associate at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) jaguar killings in Panama are on ...

Fundación Agua y Tierra Wins Golden Frog Award

Fundación Agua y Tierra (FUNDAT), in English the Water and Earth Foundation, has won the 2016 Golden Frog Award sponsored by the ...

ACP asked to take action against deforestation by North Properties

The Center for Environmental Awareness of Panama (CIAM) is asking to the Panama Canal Authority to revoke a ...

Panama’s humpback whale population remains endangered

While the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that most ...

Reforesting Panama’s diminished Forests

According to the National Association for the Conservation of Nature (ANCON), about 540 thousand hectares of forest in Panama have been lost in the last 20 ...

More Turtle Egg Poachers Convicted

On Saturday August 27th, Alexis Perez the regional chief of protected areas and wildlife in Los Santos confirmed the seizure of 1,314 illegally ...

Five convicted for trafficking turtle eggs

Five people were convicted of illegally trafficking turtle eggs on Wednesday August 17. All five perpetrators were fined ...

Panama turtle eggs contain high levels of toxic metals

Tuesday August 16th, in the wake of the seizure of over 7000 illegally poached turtle eggs, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) ...

Turtle egg poachers receive $600 fine

An illegal shipment of over 7000 turtle eggs was recently recovered from a car traveling to Panama City. The turtle eggs, from two endangered sea ...

Illegal logger in La Amistad National Park detained

Over the weekend a citizen's complaint alerted the National Police of Volcan, Chiriqui, about illegal logging occurring in La Amistad ...

Killer whales on the Caribbean

Did you know that orcas (Orcinus orca) , commonly referred to as killer whales are found in all oceans of the world? Despite their wide distribution, most ...

New Whale Species Discovered

Scientist have confirmed the existence of a new species of beaked whale. The yet to be named species, is said to roam the northern Pacific Ocean ...

Humpback Whale Watching in Panama

One of the reasons people enjoy watching humpback whales so much is because of the whale's playful behavior. They can often be seen breaching (jumping out ...

National Park Camino de Cruces Looses 185 Hectares

The National Park Camino de Cruces will once again loose land. 185 hectares of forested areas of Clayton and land adjacent to ...