Mongabay reports: Bolivia introduced a general and indefinite ban on the wildlife trade two decades ago, but this measure has failed to stop the trafficking of wild animals. Birds, monkeys, turtles and reptiles that are in high demand as pets remain particularly vulnerable to wildlife crime. In recent years, jaguars (Panthera onca) have also become…
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Bolivia sells 14% more airplane tickets
MercoPress reports: Bolivia sells 14% more airplane tickets Passenger air traffic in Bolivia has increased from 1,859,456 to 2,121,437 between January and August, 2016, compared to the same part of 2015, the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) reported, which means a 14 % increase. Air terminals at La Paz, Cochabamba and Viru Viru account…
Israeli: Film about Bolivian jungle ordeal will create tourism “tsunami”, El Bala dam must be stopped!
EFE reports via Latino Fox News: Israeli: Film about Bolivian jungle ordeal will create tourism “tsunami” RURRENABAQUE – An Israeli man who survived for 21 days in the Bolivian Amazon in 1981 said Friday he expected an upcoming film about his ordeal would create a tourist “tsunami” in that remote region. The movie, titled “Jungle”…
Electric Cooperatives of Oklahoma bring power to remote villages in Bolivia
Sequoyah County Times reports: Electric Cooperatives of Oklahoma bring power to remote villages in Bolivia Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. (CHEC) is pleased to announce the completion of a volunteer electrification project that took place in August 2016 in the Amazonian area of Bolivia. One of CHEC’s linemen and Sallisaw resident, Jeremy Baker, served as…
What will happen to the archaeological heritage of El Bala?
Pablo Solon reports for Pagina Siete: What will happen to the archaeological heritage of El Bala? The study by Geodata identified four archaeological sites in the area of the Hydroelectric Project El Bala, is an area of high “archaeological sensitivity”. According annexes to the environmental document of Chepete obtained by ANF and the Solon Foundation…
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