At the IUCN Africa Protected Areas Congress, twelve rangers and ranger teams from around the world received an International Ranger Award today for their extraordinary commitment to protecting nature and helping local communities. Photo: @GABRIEL CHÁVEZ SEOANE Kigali, Rwanda, 20 July 2022 (IUCN).- Winners of the second International Ranger Awards, presented by the International Union for…
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Campaign seeks to raise awareness about the importance of birds and their habitats in Bolivia – Campaña busca concienciar sobre la importancia de las aves y sus hábitats en Bolivia
Hadiye Arriaza, Los Tiempos: This weekend the campaign “Sing, fly, fly like a bird!” Will be carried out, organized mainly by the Bolivian Platform for Action against Climate Change and the Ornithological Club of Cochabamba, through the use of birds as environmental health indicators. From this Friday, April 30 to May 2, different activities will…
Rare Amazon bush dogs caught on camera in Bolivia
Rhett Butler reports in Mongabay: Video footage of a pack of rarely-seen bush dogs has been captured by a camera trap at a ranch in eastern Bolivia. The footage, was captured at San Miguelito, a ranch located about 190 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of the city of Santa Cruz. The video shows a group of…
New Reserve Safeguards Vital Landscape in Bolivia
Madison Lemelin reports for Rainforest Trust: This week, Rainforest Trust and partner Wildlife Conservation Society-Bolivia (WCS-Bolivia) established the Rhukanrhuka Municipal Reserve. The 2,123,749-acre reserve in the Beni region protects grasslands found in the transition area between the Sub-Andean and Llanos de Mojos Ecosystems. The Beni grasslands, an area twice the size of Portugal, is South…
Bolivia achieves fifth place in bird watching
Catherine Camacho reports for La Prensa: Bolivia entered the top five in the world ranking of the countries with the highest bird sightings during the Global Big Day (GBD) that took place last Saturday, in which 171 nations participated. “Bolivia ranked fifth in this event, which is an important achievement. More than 890 species of…
Scientists to transport ice from Bolivian melting glacier to Antarctica, preserve its ‘memory’
EFE reports via Fox News: Scientists to transport ice from Bolivian melting glacier to Antarctica, preserve its ‘memory’ An international team of scientists will transport ice from the glacier on Bolivia’s Mt. Illimani, the country’s second-highest peak, to Antarctica with the aim of preserving its climatological “memory” – that is, the valuable information about the…
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