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5 unusual facts about Tiburón Island


Alnilam

Hap is in the middle and has been shot by the hunter; its blood has dripped onto Tiburón Island.

Punta Chueca

It is one of the closest points on the mainland to Tiburón Island, separated from it by the Canal del Infiernillo (Xepe Coosot).

Tiburón Island

Bighorn sheep were introduced to the island in the 1980's; hunting is managed by the tribal government in coordination with Mexican federal authorities.

In 2012 a television episode of Survivorman Ten Days (Les Stroud) was filmed on Tiburón Island.

Tiburón Island Tragedy

The Tiburón Island Tragedy occurred in 1905 when three members of a small American gold prospecting expedition went missing in the Sonoran Desert near Tiburón Island.



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