Kanahau - Utila Research and Conservation Facility

23/10/2025

We are welcoming sponsors and prizes for the event! Please get in touch if you want to help!
Halloween is fast approaching! Come and join us for a night of spooky fun 🤩 !

23/10/2025

Thank you to the amazing 3rd Grade class from Utila Methodist School for visiting the museum today! 🤓 📖 🏫

There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing young minds light up with curiosity — asking questions, exploring nature, and discovering Utila's incredible history 🦎 🐸 🐍🦈 🐟 🦇 🐦

Children are natural explorers, soaking up everything they experience. When they connect with the world around them, they learn to love it — and when they love it, they protect it!!! 🌎 💚 💙

17/10/2025

Congratulations to the 520 students who were presented their graduation certificates for the Environmental Education Program today!

This program means so much to us — it’s a long-running collaboration between the schools and Utila’s NGOs [Bay Islands Conservation Association, Fundación Islas de la Bahía - Iguana Station, Whale Shark and Oceanic Research Center (WSORC), Kanahau Wildlife Conservation Organization] — and truly one of the most meaningful projects we share. Teaching the islands youth to understand, appreciate, and care for the natural world is at the heart of everything we do for conservation on Utila 🦎🌿

Throughout the academic year, students learned about Utila’s unique biodiversity, endemic species, habitats, and ecosystem services, whilst exploring key environmental topics like recycling, deforestation, pollution, composting and seed propogation. Watching their enthusiasm to engage with these topics in the classrooms has been incredibly inspiring.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who helps make this program possible in the five schools across Utila and the cayitos. Together, we’re helping shape a generation that will love nature and protect Utila’s future 💚🌱🐢 🐍 🍄 🐸 🐦 🦋 🦇 🐝 🐳 🐠 🦀

16/10/2025

A big thank you to the Adventist School students from grades 3, 4 ,5, for visiting the Museum as part of the Environmental Education program today!

We loved seeing the excitement and curiosity as students discovered Utila’s incredible natural diversity and cultural heritage... These young minds are the future of Utila — tomorrow’s community leaders, landowners, and caretakers who will shape the future of the island with knowledge and pride 🌿 📖 🦎🌴💙

13/10/2025

Photo highlights from the 5th annual Save the Swamper Festival! It really was a great day! Thanks again to everyone who attended or supported this event 🦎

12/10/2025

The 5th Annual Save the Swamper Festival 🌿🦎

What an incredible day! Thanks to all the school groups who brought so much energy and excitement, and everyone who came out to participate, compete, or cheer in the festival games, dance, art, and photography competitions. 🎨📸💃

The festival was filled with diverse and vibrant activities — from environmental education stands hosted by Utila’s NGOs, to cultural foods, local arts, crafts and more, including amazing live music by the Utila Independent Band — making it a truly special community celebration.

We’re deeply grateful to the many local businesses and sponsors whose generous donations of prizes and services made this event possible. Your support truly keeps community conservation alive.

We captured plenty of videos and photos so you can experience the festival’s diversity, energy, and atmosphere — the music, laughter, and shared passion for Utila’s wildlife. 🎥✨

The Save the Swamper Festival is all about raising awareness and pride for Utila’s Critically Endangered Swamper Iguana (Ctenosaura bakeri), a species found nowhere else on Earth. The goal is to inspire the next generation to admire, respect, and protect the incredible wildlife and ecosystems that make Utila so unique.

Thank you, everyone, for coming together once again to celebrate nature, community, and hope for the Swamper! 💚

10/10/2025

Swamper fest 2025!

10/10/2025

Come join the fun! Save the Swamper Festival 2025 - Happening now at Chepes Beach!

09/10/2025

Tomorrow from 9am on Chepes beach! See you there!!

08/10/2025