Isabel Henderson reports for The Atlantic: Big in Bolivia: Zebras in the Streets By all accounts, local drivers have become more cautious and mannerly since volunteer cebritas started directing traffic. Zebras are running rampant through the streets of La Paz, Bolivia, where they can be seen hanging out in groups, interacting with drivers, and even…
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Bolivian Zoo Unveils 1st Condor Born in Captivity, 14 Flamingos
EFE – Reuters report: Bolivian Zoo Unveils 1st Condor Born in Captivity, 14 Flamingos All the species the reserve houses are recovered animals who have been injured in their environment or by animal traffickers. An endangered condor and 14 flamingo chicks were unveiled Monday at Vesty Pakos Zoo, in La Paz, Bolivia. The female condor…
Livestock sector calls for law to regulate burning
El Deber reports: Livestock sector calls for law to regulate burning The livestock sector of Santa Cruz, within the framework of the sectoral congress held at Fegasacruz facilities, among other points, resolved to take steps before the Government to accede to the approval of a law that permits regularization of the fires and thus exempt…
UNODC Provides Bolivia with $20 Million to Tackle Drug Trade
InSight Crime reports: UNODC Provides Bolivia with $20 Million to Tackle Drug Trade Written by Tristan Clavel The UNODC is providing Bolivia’s government with over $20 million in aid to combat organized crime, drug trafficking and corruption, a sign of the international community’s continued support for the Andean nation in the wake of its diplomatic…
Assessing the epidemiological situation of Chagas disease among German citizens of Bolivian origin
Medical Press reports: Assessing the epidemiological situation of Chagas disease among German citizens of Bolivian origin The pathogen: The unicellular protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, surrounded by red blood cells. Source: Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, LMU Medical Center. How does one combat a tropical disease when most of those infected are unaware that they…
Bolivia’s Disappearing Lake Poopo
Earth Island Journal reports: Bolivia’s Disappearing Lake BY LINDA FARTHING – FEBRUARY 1, 2017 As Lake Poopó vanishes, depleted by water diversions and warming temperatures, it leaves behind an uncertain future for Indigenous Urus Battered by the blinding sun that reigns supreme in Bolivia’s arid high plain, Urus-Muratos villagers from three Lake Poopó communities waited…
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