By Ruth Kamnitzer “About a week ago we lost a jaguar in a car collision, just over here,” says Celso Poot, director of the ...

To this end, Belize has set up several programs to not only attract travelers, but to protect the land. For example, to protect endangered species such as the jaguar, Belize is a partner of the ...

That’s why Marin, who is studying many different species of bats here in Belize, is particularly interested in studying bat poop. “I’m going to extract the DNA from the feces,” she says.

A Belizean bat scientist is looking to these fuzzy, flying mammals to act as emissaries to galvanize the people of Belize to protect their forests. In Central America, Belize is known for its ...

Researchers suspected these animals were being misidentified as a known species of hammerhead shark. To investigate, they analyzed the body shape, skeleton and DNA of the sharks in Belize.

Population genetic structure and habitat connectivity for jaguar (Panthera onca) conservation in Central Belize. BMC Genetics , 2019; 20 (1) DOI: 10.1186/s12863-019-0801-5 Cite This Page : ...

This wild adult male Central American river turtle, captured for release in Belize, was immediately released. The critically endangered species is coveted as a culinary delicacy. A hydrophone ...

and coral reef communities of Belize, while learning about conservation programs on such species as harpy eagles, jaguars, manatees, and howler monkeys. Students in this course will spend much of ...

The BBRRS is also home to endemic species including several Yucatan birds, island lizards, several fishes, tunicates, and sponges, making it an area with one of the highest levels of marine ...

Stretching for 190 miles along the coast of Belize, it’s home to hundreds of species of coral, fish, turtles, molluscs and marine mammals. It’s also vital to the Belizean economy - the World ...

Researchers suspected these animals were being misidentified as a known species of hammerhead shark. To investigate, they analyzed the body shape, skeleton and DNA of the sharks in Belize.