The Chiquitania: Tropical Important Plant Areas in Bolivia

A very diverse region, it is worth noting that a gas pipeline crosses this region, from San Jose de Chiquitos to San Marias, en route to Cuiaba, Brazil. The Bolivian portion of that pipeline was the first one in Bolivia to have been reforested with indigenous species, a superb work made by the Museo de…

Bolivian Prosecutor’s office is a declared enemy of our biodiversity!

El Diario reports: Prosecutor would not open case for illegal sale of vicuña fiber   The Environmental Forestry Police (Pofoma) denounced that the Prosecutor’s Office did not want to receive the report for the illegal sale of vicuña fiber, a species in danger of extinction. “When we detained this person (Elena M) and we sent…

Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking

Regardless of who is at the Bolivian government, my respect and admiration for the Bolivian Park Rangers, for the local and international NGOs that over decades, have helped our biodiversity, thank you! The above opinion is from Bolivian Thoughts. Mongabay reports: Conservationists rush to save Bolivian turtles threatened by egg trafficking BY EDUARDO FRANCO BERTON ON 15…

Bolivia’s lonely frog: Scientists race to find mate for Romeo

BBC News reports: Bolivia’s lonely frog: Scientists race to find mate for Romeo Conservationists in Bolivia are scouring the country to find a mate for a childless frog who they fear may be the last of his species. Romeo, a 10-year-old Sehuencas water frog, has been calling in vain for a mate for the past…