By Agencia de Noticias Ambientales, Erbol: Municipalities and Indigenous Peoples ask Paz and Lara for definitive rejection of mining requests in those territories Through a letter addressed to the president- and vice president-elect, Rodrigo Paz and Edman Lara respectively, sent by Indigenous peoples, mayors’ offices and civil society organizations, they requested the definitive rejection of…
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The Return of the Palkachupa | El regreso de la palkachupa
By Fernando Chávez, Vision 360: Leco Indigenous People Recover the Population of a Bolivian Endemic Bird Believed Extinct for Nearly a Century Two of these birds appeared before the eyes of Remmy Huanca as he rested under the shade of a tree in the Bolivian Amazon. A specimen of the small bird known as the…
Curious facts you should know about the capybara | Datos curiosos que debes saber del capiguara
By Fernanda Gil, El Deber: WORLD CAPYBARA DAY Bolivia, with its rich biodiversity, is home to capybaras in the humid areas of the eastern lowlands, especially in the departments of Beni, Santa Cruz, and Pando, where they play a key role in the ecosystems. Every July 10 is celebrated as World Capybara Day, a day…
Three state entities are denounced for seeking to overturn a court ruling that protects the jaguar and its habitat | Denuncian que tres entidades del Estado buscan anular un fallo judicial que protege al jaguar y su hábitat
By Fernando Chávez, Vision 360: Sernap, ABT, and the Ministry of Environment and Water filed appeals against a resolution by the Agro-Environmental Court that protects this species. A jaguar in an archive image. Photo: Senda Verde Last April, a ruling by the Agro-Environmental Court established the protection of the jaguar’s habitat. However, three months later,…
27 Bolivian river dolphins rescued after being isolated in an area influenced by the Río Grande | Rescatan a 27 bufeos que quedaron aislados en un área de influencia del Río Grande
By Santa Cruz Governorate, Eju.tv: Operation. It was led by the Noel Kempff Mercado Natural History Museum, in coordination with the Santa Cruz Governorship and with support from various institutions, which also rescued and relocated 17 river turtles Source: Santa Cruz Governorship A total of 27 bufeos (Inia boliviensis), freshwater dolphins endemic to Bolivia, were…
Poaching threatens vicuña population | Caza furtiva amenaza a población de vicuñas
By El Diario: The slaughter of around 100 vicuñas between the last week of May and early June—all with firearms due to poaching in the towns of Papujio, Cayñi, Pacorcollo, and Wiñay Rosa Pata in the department of Oruro, and in Cahuaycollu, Cala Cala, and Leucasi in the department of Potosí—demonstrates the lack of protection…
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