Rhett Butler reports in Mongabay: Video footage of a pack of rarely-seen bush dogs has been captured by a camera trap at a ranch in eastern Bolivia. The footage, was captured at San Miguelito, a ranch located about 190 kilometers (120 miles) northeast of the city of Santa Cruz. The video shows a group of…
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Rare Bolivian glass frogs seen for first time in 18 years
BBC News reports: A rare species of frog with translucent skin has been seen in Bolivia for the first time in 18 years. Three Bolivian Cochran frogs, a species of so-called “glass frogs”, were spotted by conservationists earlier this month in a national park. The tiny amphibians weigh just 70-80g and measure 19-24mm. Glass frogs…
Image: Deforestation in Bolivia
By European Space Agency via Phys Org: This Copernicus Sentinel-2 image features an area in the Santa Cruz Department of Bolivia, where part of the tropical dry forest has been cleared for agricultural use. Since the 1980s, the area has been rapidly deforested owing to a large agricultural development effort where people from the Andean high…
Cold wave lashes rural area
El Diario reports: Government guarantees supply 2,200 families were affected, one deceased was reported in Chuquisaca and more than 30 thousand camelids are at risk of perishing 700 hectares of coffee, plantain, cassava, potatoes, corn and grasslands endure the climate impact The cold wave that reached the Bolivian territory from the beginning of last week…
Bolivia suffers ash fallout from Peru volcanic eruption
Reuters reports for News First: REUTERS: Bolivia was feeling the fallout from a volcanic eruption in neighboring Peru on Saturday (July 20) with ash clouds darkening skies and dust blowing about the streets of cities in the eastern regions of this Andean country. One woman said that the dust smelled of sulfur and burned the…
We’re Convinced Bolivia is the Most Magical Place on Earth
Kayla Becker writes in Fodor’s Travel: Bolivia will put you under its spell. Endless Martian landscapes and white salt flats rolling past your window—this is how Boliviabewitches you. You’re crossing the Andean desert in a 4×4 and it’s a bumpy ride, but as the sun sets, you forget that part. Your guide leans back to tell…
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