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Wildlife & NatureGuatusas: the little animal you keep seeing on RoatanThe guatusa is the Roatan agouti. What it is, where you might see one, what it eats, and why scientists...
Wildlife & NatureSloths and monkeys on Roatan: where they came from and what the rules say nowSloths and monkeys are not native to Roatan, and since 2025 holding them for photos is banned. What changed, where...
Wildlife & NatureRoatan's endemic animals: the species found nowhere elseThe iguana, snakes, lizards and crab that live on Roatan and nowhere else on Earth, the parrot and geckos found...
Wildlife & NatureLionfish in Roatan: the beautiful invader, and how the island hunts itLionfish reached Roatan in 2009. Why they harm the reef, how visitors get a hunting license, whether they are safe...
Wildlife & NatureWhale sharks in Roatan and Utila: the rarest sighting in the Bay IslandsWhale sharks pass both islands, rarely and in any month. Where they are seen, what the research says, how a...
Wildlife & NatureHow healthy is Roatan's reef? What the monitoring showsRecord heat bleached Roatan's corals between 2023 and 2025, and a coral disease arrived in 2020. Fish numbers are rising...
Wildlife & NatureRoatan's reef and wildlife: what lives here and how to see itWhat you will actually see on and around Roatan, from turtles, eagle rays and reef sharks to the island's endemic...