By Unitel; Omar Pereyra, Eju.tv: Fires in Santa Cruz: A urina, a honey anteater, lizards, and birds among the survivors of the fire Due to the forest fires, some animals perish in the flames while others manage to escape but are left with injuries. These are some of the animals rescued by the Santa Cruz government…
Category: Environment
Madidi National Park: Our Home at Risk | Parque Nacional Madidi: Nuestro hogar en riesgo
By Abraham Coaquira Huancollo, El Diario: Madidi National Park, located in the northwest of the La Paz Department, covers an extensive area across the municipalities of Ixiamas, San Buenaventura, and Apolo. This Amazonian region is characterized by its varied geography, ranging from lowland forests to mountains, and its different ecological zones, including well-drained soils and…
Government directly responsible for forest fires | Gobierno directo responsable por los incendios forestales
By El Diario, Melvy Ruiz, Eju.tv: Deputy María René Álvarez stated that the government’s action comes late, as friendly countries are already sending aid and advice to Bolivia. More than four million hectares of grasslands and forests have been burned in the eastern region, with Santa Cruz and Beni severely affected. Over four million hectares…
BENI: Drought and forest fires | Sequía y los incendios forestales
Brújula Digital: Beni declares a “disaster situation” due to drought and forest fires. Firefighters battle fires in Beni. Photo: Beni Governor’s Office The forest fires and extreme drought severely affecting several municipalities in Beni prompted the department’s government to issue Departmental Decree 13/2024, officially declaring the region in a “disaster situation.” This declaration aims to…
Slash-and-burn practices are a threat to public health, and a health alert should be declared | Los chaqueos son un atentado a la salud pública, se debe declarar alerta sanitaria
By Brujula Digital, El Diario: The Bolivian Society of Pneumology has proposed declaring a health alert due to the environmental pollution present in several cities, caused by forest fires and “chaqueos” (slash-and-burn practices). In a statement, the organization labeled the chaqueos as “an attack on public health” and demanded that those responsible “be sanctioned according…
Awareness on Animal Trafficking and Illegal Possession | Conciencia sobre el Tráfico y la Tenencia Ilegal de Animales
By Brujula Digital: Experts rehabilitate a jaguar cub in Santa Cruz that was rescued in poor condition A jaguar cub, presumably a victim of trafficking and illegal wildlife possession, is recovering at a custody center in the Santa Cruz region, where it arrived “in poor health,” according to the Santa Cruz Government. The animal, named…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 