Los Tiempos: After sale of armadillos, biologists call for more wildlife control After the discovery of eight dead armadillos, also known as “tatús”, at a fish stall in the Arco market, several biologists ask the authorities to reinforce controls on the sale of wild animals. The armadillos were seized yesterday during an operation to control…
Category: Environment
TOROTORO
Melissa Revollo Pastor, Opinion: Torotoro wants to leave a mark on ecotourism in protected areas The access door and part of the Route of the Dinosaurs is Cochabamba. New projects are millionaires. In the 1990s, getting to Torotoro involved certain dangers along the way, because there was no bridge over the Caine River and whoever…
Corn | Maiz
Cristóbal Corso Cruz, El Potosi: Corn culture The blessed grain in gastronomy in the valleys of Chichas. When setting foot on the new lands, the Spaniards found corn and potatoes as the basis of the indigenous diet. By identifying corn with the ancient and current life of the indigenous inhabitant, the success of having called…
Blue-Throated Macaws | Parabas barbazul
Mary Jo DiLonardo, Treehugger: Blue-Throated Macaws Are Making a Comeback in Boliviaa Bolivia 113 critically endangered macaws have fledged with nesting box program. Once thought to be extinct in the wild, more than 100 colorful blue-throated macaws have hatched over the past few years in nesting boxes in Bolivia. Rainforest Trust has been working with local partners to…
Deforestation, drug trafficking and land seizure | Deforestación, narcotráfico y toma de tierras
Mauricio Quiroz Terán, El Deber: 83% OF THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE IN SANTA CRUZ Deforestation is accelerating and they see the hand of drug trafficking in the land grab Felcn agents and businessmen affirm that there are “territorial enclaves” in Guarayos and Bajo Paraguá in San Ignacio de Velasco. A report from Fundación Tierra indicates…
MADIDI: Listen to the Voices of the jungle – Escucha a las Voces de la selva
Erick Ortega, Página Siete: The Voices of Madidi come out of the jungle and are heard in France Iga Vandenhove collected sounds from the North La Paz Protected Area between July and August last year. The 33-year-old Frenchwoman made a sound documentary that is presented in Europe. Sometimes the squirrels make a sound that is…
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