Violeta Soria, Opinion: IN POCONA, COCHABAMBA Jach’a journey: he was about to die, they saved him with 2 kilos of meat every day and he flies again The imposing and extensive wings of the male Andean condor Jach’a (greatness, in Quechua) found freedom. Yesterday and after 10 days of recovery, the monumental bird, victim of…
Tag: biodiversity
Blue-bearded Macaw – Paraba Barba Azul
Rocio Lloret, Página Siete: The Blue-bearded Macaw scores a win over an illegal settlement in its habitat A group entered the private reserve dedicated to the conservation of the species that is only in Bolivia and is in critical danger of extinction. INRA ordered the eviction. The Barba Azul Nature Reserve is like an island…
Madidi: Illegal mining – Mineria ilegal
El Diario: Illegal mining in Parque Madidi is an undeniable issue The result of the Popular Action demanding an ecological pause in the territory of the Madidi National Park has not yet been defined. The tie between two members will be defined by a third party. After the judicial decision to postpone the ruling related…
Bolivia: Anteater rescued from wildfires ravaging protected areas | Oso hormiguero rescatado de incendios forestales que asolan áreas protegidas
ABC, Reuters: Anteater rescued from wildfires ravaging protected areas in Bolivia Key points: Wildfires left around 14 hectares of terrain burnt across three different protected areas this week Annual forest fires in Bolivia have intensified in recent years Bolivia’s forests are home to jaguars, pumas, anteaters, night monkeys and countless other species Bolivian firefighters have rescued an anteater…
Wildlife returns to ‘death road’ | Vida silvestre regresa al ‘camino de la muerte’
Reuters, abc.net: Bolivia’s wildlife returns to Amazon ‘death road’ Wildlife along Bolivia’s infamous “death road” has rebounded in the 15 years since it was effectively closed to heavy traffic. Key points: The road was once a main route through the Andes It claimed the lives of hundreds of Bolivians between 1999 and 2003 Now wildlife is bouncing…
Bolivia: Newly identified waterlily species is world’s largest | La especie de nenúfar recién identificada es la más grande del mundo
Helena Horton, The Guardian: Leaves of species grown at Kew Gardens can reach up to three metres in the wild A giant waterlily grown at Kew Gardens has been named as new to science, in the first discovery of its type in more than a century. Scientists at the south-west London garden suspected for decades…
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