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Two illegal traps were removed from Coapinole Lagoon after four mud turtles were found inside, including an endangered Vallarta mud turtle.

Puerto Vallarta joined Mexico’s Aug. 9 reforestation campaign after a two-day municipal tree giveaway reached local homes and neighborhoods.

Puerto Vallarta restricted swimming at Westin Regina, Marriott and Boca Negra beaches while seven monitored beaches carried yellow flags.

Las Glorias discharge raises questions about beach testing after sewage-tainted floodwater was sent toward the sea during storm cleanup.

A decomposed juvenile crocodile was recovered off Icon Vallarta beach Tuesday, with federal environmental officials documenting the case.

Puerto Vallarta’s El Salado received 180 green iguanas raised at CUCosta, linking the release to the wetland’s 26th year of protection.

Red and purple flags are up at five Puerto Vallarta beaches after crocodile sightings increased during the rainy season. Swimming is restricted.

Red flags prohibit water entry at every Puerto Vallarta beach as one to two meter waves persist even while Genevieve weakens offshore.

A nine-year-old boy and a 57-year-old man were hospitalized after a boat propeller accident at Mismaloya Beach in Puerto Vallarta.

El Salado marks 26 years as a protected urban wetland while Jalisco renews aging docks and keeps its public education work active.

Five Puerto Vallarta beach zones remain closed to swimming while yellow flags urge caution along ten other stretches of coast.

A 1.41-meter crocodile was moved from the Río Cuale to El Salado, but warning signs remain after reports of three animals.

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