By Erbol, El Diario: The Madidi National Park and Integrated Management Natural Area is the most biodiverse protected area on the planet. However, within its borders, at least 40 illegal gold mining operations are exploiting gold, primarily in the headwaters and course of the Tuichi River, as reported by the Committee for the Defense of…
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Amazon weasel | Neogale africana | Comadreja amazónica
Opinion: An Amazon weasel, one of the rarest mammals in the world, filmed in Bolivia A group of Bolivian coffee growers filmed one of the world’s rarest mammals, an Amazon weasel (Neogale africana), according to an article published in the scientific journal Check List, as cited by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), which supports coffee…
Park Rangers of TIPNIS and Noel Kempff Mercado “on high alert” due to unpaid benefits | Guardaparques del TIPNIS y Noel Kempff Mercado “en alerta máxima” por impago de beneficios
By Yenny Escalante, Brújula Digital: Reference image of Bolivian park rangers and police. Photo: Brújula Digital The “nature guardians” of Noel Kempff Mercado National Park and the Isiboro Secure Indigenous Territory National Park (TIPNIS) are in “maximum alert” due to the non-fulfillment of labor obligations by the National Service of Protected Areas (Sernap). Therefore, they…
Two people arrested for selling bats and jaguar parts | Aprehenden a dos personas acusadas de vender murciélagos y partes de jaguar
Brújula Digital: Jaguar parts that were going to be sold. Photo: Social Media The Biodiversity Management Program, along with the Forestry and Environmental Police (Pofoma), has arrested two individuals for selling wildlife. The first arrest took place in the city of Santa Cruz when an attempt was made to sell parts of a jaguar. The…
Lame gov reaction towards chinese predators | Pobre reacción del gobierno hacia los depredadores chinos
By Silvana Vincenti, El Deber: Activists Lament Impunity in Jaguar Deaths; Recent Case Involves Chinese Nationals They expressed their repudiation with protests for the death of a jaguar in the hands of officials of the Chinese company Sinohydro and questioned the silent release of a Chinese citizen for a previous case. “What’s happening in Santa…
63 species classified as critically endangered | 63 especies clasificadas como críticamente amenazadas
Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Armonía Association Diagnosis: For every 10 species of fauna and flora in Bolivia, one is at risk of extinction There are 63 species classified as critically endangered, 145 as endangered, and 270 as vulnerable, according to data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Telmatobius culeos or giant…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 