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…
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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…
Bolivian Couple Lead the Way in Conserving, Caring for Rare Flamingos
NBC News reports: Bolivian Couple Lead the Way in Conserving, Caring for Rare Flamingos by MONICA OLIVERA Flamingos have been Omar Rocha’s passion ever since he saw them for the first time in Laguna Colorada, Bolivia 25 years ago. “I felt extremely emotional to see them up close, thousands of flamingos together feeding in the…
Bolivia Madidi park is a butterfly paradise
Fox News reports: Bolivia park is a butterfly paradise Scientists on an expedition in Bolivia have identified more than 1,000 varieties of butterflies living in Madidi National Park, a New Jersey-sized protected area considered to be the most biodiverse in the world. . . . . . http://www.foxnews.com/science/slideshow/2016/03/17/bolivia-park-is-butterfly-paradise.html#/slide/-nbsp- I considered myself fortunate to have had…
90 seized hides were destroyed!
Carmela Delgado reports for El Deber: ENVIRONMENT 90 seized hides were destroyed The market value of the destroyed hides is $20,000 dollars. The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Governorate proceeded to destroy 90 skins of wild animals, which were seized in June at a craft store in the cruceña capital, Santa Cruz….
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