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A pack of endangered wolves was released into the wild in the northern Mexican state of Durango on Friday, thanks to collaboration between Mexico and the United States under the Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE) program. The reintroduction of the Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) to Durango marks a historic moment for the species, allowing the wolf — to return to its natural habitat of Sierra Madre Occidental after 50 years of absence from the wild. According to Wolf Haven International, there are only 311 Mexican wolves known to be living in the wild today. The Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) facilitated the return of the four wolves to the forest community of El Tarahumar and Bajíos del Tarahumar, in the municipality of Santa Catarina de Tepehuanes, following the unanimous approval of the community assembly. “Durango boasts well-preserved forests thanks to the responsible management carried out by ejidos (communal landholdings) and communiti...

The Mexican government is exploring age restrictions on social media, according to Education Minister Mario Delgado.  In an interview with the news outlet AFP, Delgado said the initiative would aim to protect the mental health of young people, given the lack of regulation by the tech companies that control social media sites.  Education Secretary Mario Delgado (left), shown here last week with Armando Contreras Castillo, director general of the National Adult Education Institute, has announced that Mexico is taking steps to impose a minimum age for access to social media. (Carlos Maduri/Cuartoscuro) “The State has the responsibility for the guardianship and education of minors,” Delgado said. “And that’s why we should think about setting certain limits, because I don’t see any responsibility from companies to take charge of this.”  Mentioning Facebook and TikTok by name, Delgado said the tech companies are only interested in attracting followers at the expense of pr...

Brush fires broke out across Bahía de Banderas, Nayarit , on Sunday, sending thick plumes of smoke across the area and alarming residents from Bucerías to Sayulita. Late Sunday night, Bahía de Banderas Mayor Héctor Santana issued a statement saying that fires in Lago Real and Bucerías had been extinguished. However, he noted that emergency crews were still working to fully control hot spots in La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, particularly in the area bordering the hotel zone. The first reports came from La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, where residents noticed smoke rising from the hills above town late Sunday morning. Witnesses initially described the fire as small, burning through dry brush on the hillside above the town’s hotel zone. But residents say the blaze spread quickly as the day progressed, fuelled by dry vegetation on the slopes. By Sunday evening, dramatic images and videos circulating on social media showed lines of fire stretching across the mountains above the bay, in Bucerías, Sayu...

President Claudia Sheinbaum had a bruising week on the domestic front. On Wednesday, her electoral reform — a campaign promise — failed in the Chamber of Deputies after members of the National Action Party (PAN), the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Citizens’ Movement (MC) and the ruling Morena party’s allies, the Labor Party (PT) and the Green Party (PVEM), all voted against it. It was the first time since PT and PVEM joined forces with Morena in 2018 that they didn’t offer their broad support to an initiative backed by the president. On Thursday morning, Sheinbaum announced a “Plan B,” though the bill’s opponents still see it as a pathway to a single-party system favoring Morena. Mid-week, Sheinbaum also announced a visit to Brazil and reaffirmed Mexico’s support for Cuba , keeping Latin American diplomacy on the agenda even during a difficult week. Further afield, Italy knocked Mexico out of the World Baseball Classic — a tough pill for fans craving a win — but World C...

The presidents of Mexico and the U.S. are both acting like they are in a hurry. Both of them set the tone for their respective nations with daily press conferences filled with facts, figures and updates. Their agendas are similarly fast-paced. In Trump’s case, it’s enough to make just about anyone’s head spin. His policies impact nearly every part of the economy — every business, every family and every region of the world. Interestingly, in some ways Mexico’s agenda is bringing the country closer to the United States, especially in regards to security collaborations. Yet in other ways, the two countries are more different than ever. For many years, Mexico arguably used the issue of “cracking down on the cartels” as a negotiating chip. Similarly to Iran or North Korea using the threat of a nuclear weapon to give them leverage, previous Mexican presidents would often try to use the cartel crackdown issue as a way to gain leverage against the U.S. Sadly, as has been the case with Iran an...

As local, state and federal authorities scramble to contain a mysterious oil spill along Mexico’s Gulf Coast, officials says the source of the spill has now been identified. Veracruz Governor Rocío Nahle said the spill originated not from natural seepage as earlier hinted, but rather from a private oil tanker off the coast of Tabasco. Nadie hace caso del daño Derrame petrolero cubre costas de Veracruz y Tabasco mientras Pemex ( @Pemex ) niega responsabilidad Se lavan las manos y el petróleo sigue manchando las costas… Un derrame petrolero ha dejado las aguas de Veracruz y Tabasco completamente negras y con… pic.twitter.com/eu5YvWyq6z — José Díaz (@JJDiazMachuca) March 12, 2026 Nahle said the ship, which she declined to name, was carrying out exploration tasks when the spill occurred, with the slick spreading west to beaches in southern Veracruz. The cause of the spill has not been determined. The spill has contaminated a 230-kilometer stretch of beaches in the states of...