Bob Howard – Assignment, BBC World Service, Yahoo News: The fish that eats piranhas for breakfast Guillermo Otta Parum has been fishing in the Bolivian Amazon his whole life, for more than 50 years. At first, Guillermo was catching native fish, such as the various kinds of catfish which inhabit the river. But then a…
Tag: endangered species
Birds in danger of extinction | Aves en peligro de extinción
Opinion: They identify at least five species of birds in danger of extinction in Bolivia The director of the Armonía Association, Rodrigo Soria, explains that endemic birds have a restricted geographical distribution and this is linked to their movement capabilities and/or ecological requirements. According to the Armonía Association, at least five species of birds in…
Pink dolphins trapped, rescued and relocated | Rescatan y reubican manada de delfines rosados atrapados
Reuters, ABC.net.au: Pod of pink dolphins trapped in Bolivian river rescued and relocated [Watch video} Twenty-four pink dolphins stuck in a shallow section of a Bolivian river have been rescued as part of efforts to preserve the iconic but vulnerable species. Key points: The dolphins, of which 14 were female and 10 were male, were…
Wild animals, the most painful victims of fires and trafficking | Animales silvestres, las víctimas más dolorosas de los incendios y del tráfico
El Deber: Until September, the Care and Referral Center (CAT) of the Santa Cruz Governorate hosted almost a hundred and a half birds, monkeys, foxes, etc. In the Senda Verde Custody Center alone there are already a thousand specimens of various species The onslaught of the fire, which destroys the vegetation, also hurts the fauna….
Parabas Barba Azul | Blue-collared macaws
Los Tiempos: Foto referencial. | Internet. Eight Blue-throated macaws that are in danger of extinction are repatriated from Canada Early this Wednesday, eight Blue-throated Macaws, an endemic species that is in danger of extinction, arrived in Bolivian territory from Canada, reported the Vice Minister of Environment and Biodiversity, Magín Herrera. The repatriated macaws, five males…
Peces que pueden sobrevivir fuera del agua encontrados en Bolivia | Fish that can survive out of water found in Bolivia
EFE, La Prensa Latina: Por Yolanda Salazar La Paz, 14 jul (EFE).- Una nueva especie de pez descubierta por el investigador boliviano Heinz Arno Drawert puede sobrevivir fuera del agua durante horas seguidas gracias a la capacidad de alterar su respiración. Drawert vio por primera vez la Moema juanderibaensis (su nombre científico) durante la década…
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