isla san jorge

Ubican a 45 lobos marinos enmallados; resultó un éxito taller de desenmalle

Por José Antonio Pérez Cuarenta y cinco lobos marinos enmallados, es decir el 2.5% de la población total, fueron ubicados durante el taller capacitación sobre desenmalle de dichos mamíferos marinos, que se desarrolló con éxito recientemente en aguas del Mar de Cortés, reveló Nélida Barajas Acosta. La directora del Centro Intercultural de Estudios de Desiertos […]

Diving or sightseeing at Bird Island ~ Isla San Jorge

Off the coast just southeast of Rocky Point adventures await at Bird Island, also known as Isla San Jorge. When standing on the beaches of the Mirador, or further South from Las Conchas down to the pristine area of Mayan Palace, if you stretch your eyes enough to the Eastern horizon you can often see […]

Local fishermen part of sea lion monitoring at Bird Island

“Grupo Lobos” fishermen, who promote environmental awareness throughout the community and the conservation of Isla San Jorge (Bird Island), are part of an ongoing biological monitoring program of islands within the Gulf of California. Grupo Lobos has been monitoring sea lions in order to evaluate their health conditions and population growth, along with variability of […]

EcoFun 1: Breaking the cold barrier

By MoKa Hammeken While taking part in a recent creative writing workshop, Maru (of the local EcoFun adventure company) told me “Let’s go to [Bird] island tomorrow…I also invited Cristina (our writing instructor).” Apparently Maru had to check out how everything was going, as with the cold subsiding they will soon be busy with tours […]

Bird Island awaits! EcoFun joins local adventure options

Looking out into Puerto Peñasco’s harbor, the attractive EcoFun1 catamaran is a welcome addition to the boats docked just beyond the towering masts of the city’s shrimping fleet. Following the boat’s exciting voyage earlier this year across the seas from Puerto Vallarta, the boat’s captain, crew, and the entire local Rocky Point staff from EcoFun […]