Jeff Parsons reports for Metro: In a time when it seems like most species are under some form of threat, spare a thought for the scrotum frog of South America. Found in Lake Titicaca on the border between Bolivia and Peru, this slimy, wrinkled little amphibian is on the edge of being wiped out. Covered…
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Reflections from Bolivia
Ryandall Lim writes for Straits Times: Up in the cloudless sky, a million stars twinkled. I had traipsed across South America and capped my 40-day adventure in Bolivia. 2020 was off to a great start and I could not wait for the rest of it. But towards the end of my trip in February, posts…
Scientists are producing data without sharing it with people who actually need it
All scientists want their research to have impact. But how often is that impact realized? A recent case study in Madidi National Park, Bolivia sought to put numbers to actual rates of knowledge dissemination and implementation. This study, published by Anne Toomey, assistant professor at Pace University, María Eugenia Copa Alvaro from the Colección Boliviana de Fauna in Bolivia,…
Action plan to save Bolivia’s red-fronted macaw awaits its reboot
by Yvette Sierra Praeli on 24 March 2020 | Translated by Alexandra Skinner for Mongabay: Nature reserves involving the participation of indigenous communities have developed tourism projects for bird-watching and succeeded in curbing the capture of the red-fronted macaw, a critically endangered species that is often caught up in the illegal wildlife trade. The Bolivian government has been…
Agrobiodiversity in Bolivian gastronomy – Agrobiodiversidad en la gastronomía boliviana
El Dia reports: They promote it in the country Agrobiodiversity in Bolivian gastronomy Eating habits changed in Bolivia and the growing incidence is “fast and junk” food. Bolivian producers and chefs promote agrobiodiversity in national gastronomy, due to its high nutritional value and resilience to climate change, in order to reduce the consumption of junk…
Blue-throated macaw
National Geographic: What is the blue-throated macaw? Brilliantly colored plumage makes the blue-throated macaw, a member of the parrot family and one of at least 17 macaw species, hard to miss. Its chest, belly, legs, and under-wing area are bright yellow, with golden swoops extending on both sides of its turquoise throat. Its wings and head…
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