Dan Collyns reports for The Guardian: Furious locals say president is culpable over unprecedented destruction of wildlife Firefighters try to control a fire near Charagua, close to the border with Paraguay. Photograph: Aizar Raldes/AFP/Getty Images Runy Callaú can’t remember how many nights he has been fighting the blaze which has engulfed huge swathes of forest….
Day: September 2, 2019
Animal shelter in Bolivia takes in animals fleeing from the wildfires
ABC Fox Montana reports: The tiny victims of Bolivia’s raging wildfires have taken some respite in an animal shelter in Aguas Calientes. These animals are the lucky ones; the fires across Bolivia have impacted approximately 3,800 square miles. It leaves behind an uncountable death toll of plants and animals. The shelter rehabilitates these animal survivors…
