Los Tiempos: At least two workers from the Chinese company Sinohydro, which is building the El Sillar double road, were arrested yesterday for their alleged involvement in the dismemberment of a jaguar (Panthera onca), which was run over while trying to cross the Cochabamba-Santa Cruz highway at km 124 to pass from the Espíritu Santo…
Tag: biodiversity
63 species classified as critically endangered | 63 especies clasificadas como críticamente amenazadas
Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Armonía Association Diagnosis: For every 10 species of fauna and flora in Bolivia, one is at risk of extinction There are 63 species classified as critically endangered, 145 as endangered, and 270 as vulnerable, according to data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Telmatobius culeos or giant…
Bolivia’s El Curichi Las Garzas protected area taken over by land-grabbers | La reserva protegida El Curichi Las Garzas de Bolivia es invadida por usurpadores de tierras
Mongabay: by Nelfi Fernández Reyes on 6 March 2024 | Translated by Hayley Smith Regardless of what satellite images show, inhabitants who have illegally planted crops within the protected area told committee officials that they “take care of Curichi”, because each union member’s rice plots do not exceed three hectares. Behind their crops, a row of trees is…
El Gran Manupare Integrated Management Natural Area | Área Natural de Gestión Integrada El Gran Manupare
Karen Lapizco, World Animal News: 10 Million Hectares Of Amazon Rainforest Has Been Designated As A Protected Area In Bolivia A new protected area of rainforest in the El Gran Manupare Integrated Management Natural Area was just designated by the Municipality of Sena, in Pando, Bolivia. This vast rainforest safeguards many threatened and endangered species, as well…
Protecting Amazon’s most biodiverse regions | Protegiendo regiones con mayor biodiversidad del Amazonas
Mary Kate McCoy, Conservation International: In Bolivia, a ‘conservation mosaic’ gets another (big) piece In the remote lowland forests of northwestern Bolivia, a small municipality has taken a big step to protect one of the Amazon’s most biodiverse regions. With support from Conservation International, the municipality of Sena established a law to protect 452,639 hectares…
Illegal jaguar trade | Comercio ilegal de jaguares
Romi Castagnino, Mongabay: Uncovering the illegal jaguar trade in Bolivia with Emi Kondo | Mongabay Sessions by Romi Castagnino on 23 January 2024 In the latest episode of Mongabay Sessions, Romi Castagnino, associate video producer at Mongabay, talks with director Emi Kondo about her wildlife documentary, Jaguar Spirit: An Awakening Journey. This documentary delves into the illicit trade of jaguars…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 