Started as a rescue facility for animals that were used in a natural history documentary, the Belize Zoo feels like more of a wildlife preserve than a commercial zoo, according to recent visitors.

Local-fishers-tagging-Caribbean-Reef-Shark.jpg) Fishers tag a Caribbean reef shark in Belize. Image courtesy of MarAlliance. The Caribbean reef shark is the most fished shark species in Belize.

In the crystalline waters off the coast of Belize, anglers hauled in an ocean predator with a distinctive “shovel-shaped” head. They didn’t know it right away, but they’d just caught a new ...

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 system’s seven protected sites illustrate the evolutionary history of reef development and provide habitat for nearly 1,400 species, including threatened ones such as the marine turtle, the ...

A new global survey finds that endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they're found ...

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a nationwide scale -- making it possible to one day track the health and well being of species around the globe.

Due to the demand, the forests of this prized species in Belize have practically disappeared, and the tree is on the Red List of “critically endangered” species. “Tree species that have ...

Lionfish is an invasive species first sighted off Belize's coastal waters in 2008. Conservationists encourage fishermen to hunt lionfish, but creating a market for the fish's meat has proven ...