Boat Strikes Significantly Contribute to Increasing Manatee Deaths in Belize, Raising Concerns on Endangered Species’ Survival

Medicine & Technology Jun 05, 2023

Though specialists have been familiar with boat strike events, the recent study offers concrete quantitative proof of how these strikes contribute to manatee mortality in Belize. Read to learn more.

Mysterious Sleeper Shark Surfaces in the Caribbean, Stuns Experts

Jul 28, 2022

Experts spotted an unusual Arctic shark off the coast of Belize in the Caribbean. Read on to learn more about the Greenland sleeper shark and the sighting.

Coalition Protects 230,000 Acres of Land in Belize to Save Rainforest, Jaguars and Other WIldlife

Apr 27, 2021

A multi-sectoral coalition in Belize has protected 230,000 acres of land in the vast Belize Maya Forest to conserve one of the last remaining pristine tropical rainforests in the world.

Blue Hole of Belize—The Fall of Maya Civilization Found in the Sand

Jan 03, 2015

Over the past Millenia, civilizations even before the age of written history, have fallen when faced with famine, disease and even war. But when the most advanced civilization in the world disappears without a reason, the mystery creates some unique speculations. For years now, researchers and archaeologists have sought out an answer to what happened to the Mesoamerican Mayan civilization, and while theories have run the gamut from mass suicide to disease and famine, researchers now believe that they have found the answer entombed in an underwater lagoon.

Blue Hole of Belize May Explain What Happened to the Mayans

Dec 30, 2014

Scientists may have solved the mystery of the decline of the Mayan civilization by examining the Blue Hole of Belize.