El Deber, Los Tiempos: La perezosa con su cría. | The sloth with her baby. | EL DEBER The tender images of a sloth mother who is reunited with her baby have gone viral. A sharp howl from the little sloth is the call he makes to be rescued by his mother, who is seen…
Tag: biodiversity
Soap – Isotoubo – Jabón
Gina Justiniano Cuellar, El Deber: Did you know that the isotoubo, the tree that turns into soap, is a tree native to Santa Cruz? It is not a fable, it is an act of magic of nature that occurs on Santa Cruz soil These are not barber talks, there really is a tree native to…
Andean condor rescued!
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…
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…
