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…
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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…
Rare Amazon bush dogs caught on camera in Bolivia
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…
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…
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