Mosquitia

A girl from La Mosquitia, Gracias a Dios, died in her mother's arms at a bus terminal in San Pedro Sula after 16 days in hospital for cancer; her mother said the child was discharged while still feverish and later vomited blood.

Congresswoman Erika Urtecho from Gracias a Dios is demanding the government consult with indigenous and Afro-Caribbean communities under ILO Convention 169 before proceeding with oil-exploration technical work in La Mosquitia, citing concerns from local fishers and divers.

The near-threatened white bat (Ectophylla alba), a thumb-sized mammal found in Honduras's Mosquitia rainforests, constructs tent-like shelters from Heliconia leaves and faces threats from deforestation and habitat loss.