By Hugo Sotelo Gallardo In a landscape where political borders disappear for wildlife, protecting animal populations means identifying threats before they become a crisis. At the heart of the transboundary Big Bend–El Carmen ecological corridor, the Museo Maderas del Carmen (MMC) has become a strategic wildlife health surveillance hub, integrating cutting-edge technology, scientific monitoring, and international cooperation to safeguard wildlife health. Today, in response to

By Hugo Sotelo Gallardo Buteo swainsoni. Foto por Hugo Sotelo Himantopus mexicanus Foto por Hugo Sotelo In the heart of the Chihuahuan Desert, Maderas del Carmen has established itself as one of North America's most important natural landscapes for biodiversity conservation. Its privileged location, between the Trans-Pecos region of Texas and the Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range of Mexico, makes it an ecological bridge of international importance, where desert ecosystems,

By: Hugo Sotelo Gallardo Photo: Gabriela Castañeda – Rescued golden eagle fledgling. As a result of the ongoing monitoring and conservation of biodiversity carried out at the Maderas del Carmen Museum, AC, staff from the Civil Association located and rescued a fledgling golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) within the property, immediately activating the corresponding protocols to guarantee its well-being and conservation. Following its discovery, an inter-institutional coordinati

Maderas del Carmen is open to visitors seeking a unique, low-impact nature experience deep in one of North America's most pristine mountain ecosystems. Discover ancient forests, breathtaking peaks, and responsible wildlife observation in the Sierra del Carmen.

The Big Bend-El Carmen region is part of one of the oldest cultural and natural corridors within the Chihuahuan Desert, inhabited by nomadic and semi-nomadic Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.

The American black bear ( Ursus americanus eremicus ) is the largest terrestrial carnivore in Mexico and a keystone species in the mountain ecosystems of the northern part of the country. In the Sierra Maderas del Carmen region of Coahuila , one of the most important and ecologically functional populations of this species is found, notable not only for its stability but also for its fundamental role in biological connectivity processes on a continental scale. Image by:

foto: Gabriela Pérez A local brigade strengthens early response and fire prevention in the Sierra del Carmen The Maderas del Carmen Museum has taken a key step in its commitment to active conservation by forming a brigade specialized in fighting forest fires, which responded to its first incident on March 4th. This intervention marked the beginning of a coordinated effort of early detection and immediate response, in collaboration with institutions such as the Coahuila Minist

by Ing. Hugo Sotelo Gallardo PhD in Wildlife Management and Sustainable Development. On the eastern side of the Sierra del Carmen, the first flying nyctosaur reptile discovered in Mexico was found, belonging to the genus of pterosaur pterodactyloids, which lived during the Late Cretaceous period, about 90 million years ago. It was described in 2006 and named Muzquizopteryx coahuilensis in honor of the city of Múzquiz and the state of Coahuila. The name means “wing of Múzquiz”

In the October 2000 issue of Texas Monthly , journalist Joe Nick Patoski explores the stunning Maderas del Carmen reserve in Coahuila,...