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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The new dwarf anta [tapir] may be Bolivian ‘flagship species’
Javier Mendez reports for El Deber: NATURE The new dwarf anta [tapir] may be Bolivian ‘flagship species’ Two biologists that reported their presence indicate that [this dwarf anta] revalues the forests of our country. There are reports of new species of dolphin, another monkey and a rodent Last year, the Journal of Mammalogy spread shocking…
Pink drones out of control over the Andes: Flamingos at Reserva Eduardo Abaroa
From the Inter American Development Bank: No, this is not some military project aimed at equipping wildlife with lethal capabilities. The project is actually harmless. It seeks to increase our knowledge of flamingo flight patterns in southern Bolivia, with the ultimate goal of better locating future infrastructure development in the region. To achieve that, we…
Bolivian Kathrin Barboza, defender of bats that impacts science
Excerpts from Alejandra Pau’s report on Pagina Siete follows: Kathrin Barboza, defender of bats that impacts science Thanks to her research, the Cochabamba biologist is one of the 10 most outstanding scientists in Latin America. Her expectant look inside a cave, somewhere lost in the Bolivian Amazon or anywhere on the planet, focuses on the…
Mammals of Bolivia are now in a digital database
Javier Mendez reports for El Deber: RESEARCH AND CONSULTATION TOOL Mammals of Bolivia are now in a digital database The information is on a DVD. It can also be accessed from internet. It gathers images and general information about 116 species. There are maps of protected areas and species’ distribution Zoology During seven years, four…
Bolivian Park Ranger, a passion not a simple job. Environment 101, January 2012
Pagina Siete had the excellent idea to publish the Tatiana Sanabria’s report about Bolivian Park Rangers’ commitment with biodiversity. In the picture, Marcos Uzquiano, when he was working at Madidi National Park, for full Spanish article, please use the link down below: Being a Park Ranger in Bolivia is a lifestyle. These sentinels of biodiversity take…
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