Javier Mendez reports for El Deber: NATURE The new dwarf anta [tapir] may be Bolivian ‘flagship species’ Two biologists that reported their presence indicate that [this dwarf anta] revalues the forests of our country. There are reports of new species of dolphin, another monkey and a rodent Last year, the Journal of Mammalogy spread shocking…
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Bolivian birds 101: URGENT need for a Field Guide!
Bolivia is considered a mega diverse country, as such we have important bird species in our territory, and we need a field guide: . What will be achieved by this field guide? Discover the main aims of the Birds of Bolivia Field Guide and how it will help local people 1. Raising environmental awareness Bolivia…
In Bolivia: The obstacles that alter fish migration.
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: The obstacles that alter fish migration. Experts disclose the damages caused by the lack of movement of some fish species. Whenever a shoal of shad, catfish or golden scrolls rivers in search of better living conditions, often find insurmountable obstacles to meet the migration process. These are large dams,…
Bolivia needs to protect the Jaguar!
Agustin Saavedra writes in El Deber: Lets save the jaguar! The jaguar – commonly called ‘tiger’ in Bolivia and elsewhere in the American continent is one of the least studied wild cats. For its solitary nature, coupled with its extensive habitat – from the jungles of Central America to the vast Amazonian regions, the Pantanal…
Another Bolivian gov scandal! more corruption!? Beni’s ghost town
El Dia reports: According to the CSUTCB Indigenous Fund gave money to a ghost town They gave Bs630.000 to an uninhabited community in Beni. Call for investigation. The Campesino Workers Trade Union Confederation of Bolivia (CSUTCB) verified that the Indigenous Development Fund for Native Farmers (Fondioc) disbursed Bs630,000 for a productive project in a community…
Bolivian lowlands flooded with cocaine
A good Editorial from El Diario: Flood of cocaine in the eastern region The many discoveries of cocaine factories and traffickers of that dangerous drug in various parts of the East, has shown that the country was not only invaded and inundated by water during the last rainy season, but is now practically flooded with…
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