The reserve is a refuge for a wide range of birds, from the smallest to the great blue heron and the jabiru, a stork that reaches 4 feet in height-the largest endangered bid in America. The jungles also protect and provide nourishment for rare and endangered mammals such as the puma, small wild cats and the jaguar, all of which have 653 thousand hectares of territory for hunting. Offshore the ocean is home to bottlenose dolphins and other species of commercial value such as the grouper and barracuda. The success of Punta Allen s lobster industry is owed to a special system. When a lobster reaches the proper commercial size-and a fisherman verifies that is has not laid eggs it is caught free style.
Lobster fishing is an adventure that can be shared whit the local fishermen.
Punta Allen has the basic services needed for tourism. Mexico Boat Travel Land travel in the reserve requires a 4X4. However, one can also explore the are by boat through the lagoons. The Mayan vestiges along the channels give clear evidence that these were the routes between jungle and sea. Long-stemmed bouquets of orchids and bromeliads can also be seen growing on the trees.