All scientists want their research to have impact. But how often is that impact realized? A recent case study in Madidi National Park, Bolivia sought to put numbers to actual rates of knowledge dissemination and implementation. This study, published by Anne Toomey, assistant professor at Pace University, María Eugenia Copa Alvaro from the Colección Boliviana de Fauna in Bolivia,…
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Bolivia NGO warns of increase in forest fires
AFP reports for CNA: LA PAZ: Environmentalists in Bolivia warned on Thursday (Apr 30) of a marked increase in forest fires this year that threaten a repeat of the environmental disaster that ravaged much of the Amazon in 2019. Bolivia registered 15,354 forest fires in the first four months of the year – a 35…
Giant Rodents Take Over The Lake Of Golf Course Club In The Absence Of Its Members
Maritime Herald reports: These giant rodents made it their resort and they enjoy their prairies and lagoons as a family. To speak of a resort for Capybara take the golf course of a club in the absence of visitors would have been unthinkable before the isolation to which humans were subjected by the coronavirus. However,…
Action plan to save Bolivia’s red-fronted macaw awaits its reboot
by Yvette Sierra Praeli on 24 March 2020 | Translated by Alexandra Skinner for Mongabay: Nature reserves involving the participation of indigenous communities have developed tourism projects for bird-watching and succeeded in curbing the capture of the red-fronted macaw, a critically endangered species that is often caught up in the illegal wildlife trade. The Bolivian government has been…
Conservationists cautiously optimistic after Bolivian government changes hands
Ivette Sierra for Mongabay: Forest fires burned across more than 5 million hectares of Bolivia’s forests and savannas last year. Sources say policy changes that encouraged more burning and clearing for agriculture contributed to the 2019 surge in fire activity. Following a contentious election, Evo Morales resigned the presidency in November. Conservationists say the new…
Why rare beetles are being smuggled to Japan at an alarming rate
Eduardo Franco Berton reports for the National Geographic: Big-horned rhinoceros beetles, taken from from Bolivia, are ending up in Japan’s illegal pet trade—and in beetle wrestling matches. COROICO, BOLIVIA“We need dark nights—they don’t come when the moon is out,” Reynaldo Zambrana explains. “First comes the female, and then the male. One must run to grab…
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