Bear left for dead gets new home in Bolivian refuge

CNN reports: Bear left for dead gets new home in Bolivian refuge By Marilia Brocchetto (CNN)A spectacled bear who had been brutally beaten has been given a second chance at life by Bolivian environmental authorities. [to watch the video, use the link at the bottom, thank you] The bear will soon be on his way…

Bolivian Amazon in peril: Study alerts about endangered species

El Diario reports: Deforestation accelerates the destruction of biodiversity: Study alerts about endangered species More than half of the species of trees in the Amazon are in danger of extinction, according to a study by a team of 158 researchers from 21 countries and disseminated by the Center for Research and Promotion of Farmers (CIPCA)….

Bolivian Giant Armadillo endangered

El Diario reports: Giant Armadillo endangered The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus, Kerr, 1792) is vulnerable, said the latest study presented in the Red Book of vertebrate wildlife of Bolivia as assessed by 2008. This animal would’ve been sacrificed as a result of floods in the lowlands of northern La Paz and Beni. Susana Carpio, head…

Bolivia needs to protect the Jaguar!

Agustin Saavedra writes in El Deber: Lets save the jaguar! The jaguar – commonly called ‘tiger’ in Bolivia and elsewhere in the American continent is one of the least studied wild cats. For its solitary nature, coupled with its extensive habitat – from the jungles of Central America to the vast Amazonian regions, the Pantanal…