MADERAS DEL CARMEN SIERRA DEL CARMEN · COAHUILA, MÉXICO Alpine retreat 41–77°F (5–25°C) all summer long, six to nine thousand feet up. While the desert floor bakes, the high camp stays cool. Camp 2 sits past the oak and juniper, where the mountain closes into dense pine and fir — a sky-island refuge looking out over the Chihuahuan desert and the Big Bend country beyond it. Two cabins, sleeping five and seven. Pine-panelled rooms, plank floors, wide windows onto the forest. Al

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