Aces Wildlife Rescue

Aces Wildlife Rescue Founded in 2021, rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing wildlife for Belize’s sustainable future.

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https://www.aceswildliferescue.org/donate Our mission is to serve our community by ensuring the safety of both people and native species, promoting peaceful coexistence, and advancing animal education and research.

In light of the recent increase in crocodile-related news across Belize this week, we wanted to clear the air a little.C...
14/08/2026

In light of the recent increase in crocodile-related news across Belize this week, we wanted to clear the air a little.

Crocodiles are a natural and important part of Belize’s ecosystem, whether you like it or loathe it.

We understand that not everyone is going to love crocodiles. Sadly, reptiles are often among the least-loved animals, as they lack similarities to us as humans. We naturally tend to feel more compassion towards animals we can relate to— a dog seeking affection, a cat curling up beside us, or a mother animal caring for her young.

But being different does not make an animal less worthy of living on our shared planet.

We continue to see reckless and harmful statements across social media, such as “crocodiles need to be killed” or “their population is out of control,” often without any scientific evidence or data to support these claims.

Seeing crocodiles more frequently does not automatically mean there are more crocodiles. Many factors can influence where and when crocodiles are seen. Unsustainable development, the destruction of protected mangrove habitat, increasing human populations and even the power of social media rapidly spreading sightings and videos can all contribute to the perception that crocodiles are suddenly “everywhere.”

Rather than immediately assuming there is a problem that needs to be “controlled,” perhaps we should be asking why these interactions are increasing and what we can do to prevent conflict. Let’s stop assuming. Let’s stop looking for reasons to control and dominate wildlife.

Instead, let’s educate ourselves, listen to the scientific data, understand crocodile behaviour, and—most importantly—learn how to live alongside the wildlife that was here long before us.

-Never feed, approach, touch, or provoke a crocodile
-Never attempt to capture, handle or relocate a crocodile
-Avoid swimming at night or in mangrove areas and other locations where crocodiles are known to occur
Keep children and pets at a safe distance from the water's edge where crocodiles are present
-Keep waterways and surrounding areas free of food waste, fish remains, and rubbish that may attract wildlife
-Report concerning activity rather than attempting to intervene

13/08/2026

Another key example of how not to behave around crocodiles!

Approaching, harassing or intentionally provoking wildlife will naturally increase the likelihood of a defensive response. If we continue to disregard and disrespect our native wildlife, human–crocodile conflict will only continue to rise.

If this crocodile had attempted to defend itself, the innocent animal could easily have been blamed for a situation created by human behaviour.

Wildlife should not have to pay the price for our actions. Please respect the animals we are fortunate enough to share this planet with.

Please remember:
• Keep your distance from crocodiles and other wildlife.
• Never feed wildlife.
• Dispose of food waste responsibly.
• Do not swim at night or in mangrove areas.
• Fence your property
• Keep pets safely away from areas frequented by crocodiles

12/08/2026

One of our known Jaguars ‘Ruari’ was spotted by our research cameras again last week. Here Ruari can be seen scent marking. Jaguars will often spray urine back up against trees, rocks or bushes to leave an elevated scent.

Scent marking among cats has a multitude of uses including advertising that a territory is occupied to assist in avoiding conflict and also to give mating updates regarding reproductive status and availability.

As always, we need more cameras as eyes in the forest to help us monitor species presence, absence and abundance and more importantly to mitigate illegal hunting that is known to occur. If you can help our research camera fund we are eternally grateful and you will get the chance to name one of the islands big cats!

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Many people will have seen recent social media posts relating to a human–crocodile encounter on Caye Caulker.Upon receiv...
11/08/2026

Many people will have seen recent social media posts relating to a human–crocodile encounter on Caye Caulker.

Upon receiving news of the incident, ACES hosted an initial meeting with relevant organisations and statutory agencies to discuss the situation and develop a plan of action to address the concerns raised by the community. From that meeting, below is the press release issued by the Forestry Department.

We will continue to work alongside the relevant organisations and agencies to support further action and address this matter on Caye Caulker.

We also want to take this opportunity to clarify ACES’ role. Sometimes ACES can draw unwarranted criticism from a minority of the community for failing to meet people’s unrealistic expectations about what should be done with crocodiles.

ACES is first and foremost a rescue and rehabilitation charity; we have a 24-hour hotline and we successfully help hundreds of imperilled wildlife cases each year, alongside our education and outreach programmes, community clean-up events and other conservation initiatives.

A part of our work does involve mitigating human-crocodile conflict and promoting coexistence, but this is not our organisation's sole responsibility. ACES is not a statutory organisation, nor does it receive any financial support for these elements of our work.

We undertake such work because we genuinely want to support our communities and help find practical solutions that benefit both people and wildlife. ACES will continue to do what we can, working alongside the relevant authorities and stakeholders to support responsible solutions and promote safe coexistence with crocodiles.

As an entirely donation-funded organisation, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to keep our doors open, operate our 24-hour rescue service and give us the ability to respond to situations such as this.

Many thanks, once again, for your ongoing support. If you would like to donate to our cause, we will attach the link in the comments

One simple way to coexist with crocodiles is to ensure your property is adequately fenced to prevent unwanted intrusion...
11/08/2026

One simple way to coexist with crocodiles is to ensure your property is adequately fenced to prevent unwanted intrusion. When responding to callouts and fencing is absent we like to try and help out with providing basic fencing materials where we can.

We are always on the lookout for wooden pallets which can be used for such a purpose and like to keep some here at our rescue centre in case of need. If you are a business owner and have any pallets you do not require please let us know and we will endeavor to collect them.

*Picture: Some pallets dropped off with the community last week.

10/08/2026

Although its only early August, 2026 its looking like it will be the busiest year in our organisations history when looking at hotline calls, animal intakes and visitors/engagement and it certainly feels like it for our team on the ground working long hours.

We need more like-minded folk to support our awesome adoption program! By symbolically adopting one of our rescue or resident animals, you will help conserve wildlife and their habitats for future generations here in Belize. Your kind contribution will help to directly fund medical care, enrichment, wildlife monitoring and education here on the island.

Support levels start at just $11USD per month and include monthly updates and the opportunity to name one of our rescues. Those living on the island can also collect their very own crocodile soft toy and enamel crocodile pin badge to take home!

Here are some of the animals passing through our vital facility of late, follow the link below to join our adoption network and be part of the movement stepping up for wildlife here on Ambergris Caye.

As we continue with the development of a suitable enclosure for our newest resident blind crocodile 'Bridget', we are on...
06/08/2026

As we continue with the development of a suitable enclosure for our newest resident blind crocodile 'Bridget', we are on the look out for large fibreglass containers or similar. If you are a property or business owner here on Ambergris Caye and have an old/disused fibreglass swimming pool, boat or container that we can retrofit we are grateful to take it off your hands for free or a nominal cost.

If you can help please drop an email to [email protected]

06/08/2026

Creature Feature:

This week we have the beautiful Anhinga. This bird species can vary its buoyancy in water, sometimes swimming with only head and neck above water (earning it the nickname of 'Snakebird').

Unlike most waterbirds, the Anhinga doesn't have waterproof feathers. While that may seem like a disadvantage for their watery lifestyle, their wet feathers and dense bones help them slowly submerge their bodies under the water so they can slyly stalk fish. You can often see them spreading their wings to dry them out much like a Cormorant.

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