Tanya Imaña, El Deber: Red-fronted Macaw chicks are photographed in their natural nest, located in the El Palmar Protected Area The birds are in danger of extinction, there are only a thousand individuals in the country. They seek to study their reproduction habits For the first time, two red-fronted macaw chicks were photographed in their…
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The atrocity of mercury in mining – La atrocidad del mercurio en la minería
Mongabay: Struggles loom as Bolivia prepares new plan to clean up its mercury problem by Maxwell Radwin on 9 March 2023 Bolivia’s failure to combat illegal gold mining generated a heated national debate last year. Numerous news sites published investigations into deforestation, pollution and corruption tied to the mining industry, while leading officials in congress and the UN made public…
Yareta (Azorella compacta)
Máximo Liberman, Página Siete: Yareta, the extraordinary survivor of the Andes Its resin is used in traditional cough medicines and as an antimicrobial; its overexploitation marks it as an endangered species in the Red Book of Endangered Flora of Bolivia. The yareta or llareta, whose scientific name is Azorella compacta, belongs to the Apiaceae family;…
Andean condor rescued!
Violeta Soria, Opinion: IN POCONA, COCHABAMBA Jach’a journey: he was about to die, they saved him with 2 kilos of meat every day and he flies again The imposing and extensive wings of the male Andean condor Jach’a (greatness, in Quechua) found freedom. Yesterday and after 10 days of recovery, the monumental bird, victim of…
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