Prisioneros en Bolivia intercambian partes de jaguar por artículos de moda, descubren investigadores | Prisoners in Bolivia trading rare jaguar parts for fashion items, researchers discover

Phys.org: por Cambridge University Press Los presos en Bolivia comercian con pieles de jaguar y otras partes del cuerpo de animales salvajes para producir carteras, sombreros y cinturones para la venta en los mercados locales. Los colmillos y los huesos de los jaguares se exportan ilegalmente para su uso como medicina tradicional asiática. El comercio, que…

Laguna Alalay: 180 species of birds | 180 especies de aves

Ulises Cabrera, Los Tiempos: Habitat: there are 180 species of birds that depend on the Alalay lagoon With the arrival of more than 70 flamingos at the Alalay lagoon, this wetland was consolidated as a habitat for waterfowl. In fact, 180 species depend on this reservoir, said biologist Olga Ruiz. Apart from the flamingos, in…

Floods and frosts affect 24,500 hectares of crops in four departments | Inundaciones y heladas afectan 24.500 hectáreas de cultivos en cuatro departamentos

ABI, El Deber: The national government promises support for the economic reactivation of the victims The floods in Santa Cruz and the frosts in Chuquisaca, Cochabamba and Tarija have so far affected 24,500 hectares of different agricultural crops. The Government promised to support the reactivation of the economy of producers hit by weather events. The…