By Eju.tv: Discovery of a tayra in the Sama Reserve opens new research paths on the species’ distribution in Tarija The National Service of Protected Areas (SERNAP) reports a scientific record of high relevance for wildlife in the southern part of the country. Source: SERNAP PRESS Park ranger Máximo Condori, during his surveillance and control…
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Indigenous Fire Brigades Strengthen Amazon Resilience | Brigadas indígenas fortalecen la resiliencia amazónica
By Erbol: IN PILÓN LAJAS Training and equipping Community Firefighter Brigades strengthens indigenous resilience against forest fires A Forest Firefighter brigade during training in Pilón Lajas. Photo: WCS Bolivia The capacity to confront forest fires in the 23 indigenous communities of the Pilón Lajas Biosphere Reserve and Native Community Territory, one of Bolivia’s protected areas…
Chacaltaya: Tourists Trek Near 5,000 Meters | Ascenso turístico cerca de los 5.000 metros
By El Deber: Ascent to Nearly 5,000 Meters Along Glacial Water Aqueducts Captivates Tourists in Bolivia The route is located on the Chacaltaya snow-capped mountain, facing the imposing Huayna Potosí, whose summit reaches 6,094 meters in altitude. The trail is narrow and unsuitable for people with vertigo, so some visitors become paralyzed by fear of…
Protected Areas Endangered by Irregular Mining Rights | Áreas protegidas peligran por derechos mineros irregulares
By El Diario: Bolivia’s 15 protected areas face high risk due to mining rights granted irregularly decades ago, which, if efforts are made to consolidate them, could lead to the extinction of natural heritage and biodiversity wealth as a result of uncontrollable illegal mining activity. Biologist Alfredo Fuentes, a researcher affiliated with the National Herbarium…
Back to the Wild | De vuelta a la selva
By EFE, Red Uno: Jaguar Rescued from 2024 Fires to Be Returned to Its Natural Environment The feline was rescued in 2024 after fleeing wildfires in Santa Cruz and spent two years in rehabilitation before her upcoming reintroduction. The jaguar Yaguara in Santa Cruz. File photo: EFE For the first time in Bolivia, a jaguar…
Rangers Push Back on Social Media Gag | Guardaparques rechazan mordaza en redes
By El Día: Park rangers reject Sernap directive limiting them to providing information on social media about protected areas Sernap also ordered that all communication be carried out only through official accounts, in order to safeguard the institution’s image. Bolivian park rangers. Photo: Sernap The Bolivian Association of Park Rangers and Conservation Agents (Abolac) expressed…
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