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…
Tag: biodiversity
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…
Red Macaw in danger! | ¡Paraba roja en peligro!
Opinion: Plan to preserve red-fronted macaw initiated; there are 1,160 According to statistical data reported in the 2021 census, 159 pairs are active for reproduction. The red-fronted macaw, an endemic species from Bolivia that lives in the dry valleys of Cochabamba, Potosí, Chuquisaca and Santa Cruz, is listed as critically endangered, according to the Cochabamba…
Dolphins playing with an anaconda – Bufeos jugando con una anaconda
2 male dolphins were seen playing with an anaconda while sexually aroused in a perplexing encounter captured by researchers Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider: Researchers in Bolivia captured a rare encounter between Bolivian river dolphins and Beni anacondas. At one point, two adult male dolphins held onto the snake and swam in unison while sexually aroused….
A Waterfall was discovered in Noel Kempff Park – Se descubrió una Catarata en el parque Noel Kempff
El Deber: La ‘Catarata Perdida’ – The ‘Lost Waterfall’ They discover a ‘lost waterfall’ in the Noel Kempff Mercado park This waterfall has an approximate fall that is between 12 and 18 meters high and is between 70 and 80 meters wide. It also has a natural pool about 70 meters wide by 120 long…
Chaetophractus Nationi – Quirquincho
Pagina Siete: They declare the quirquincho Natural Heritage The Andean quirquincho was declared a Natural Heritage of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, after National Law 1424 was enacted on April 13. The norm was debated since last year in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly and was finally promulgated by President Luis Arce, according to a publication…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 