Mauricio Quiroz Terán, El Deber: 83% OF THE AFFECTED AREAS ARE IN SANTA CRUZ Deforestation is accelerating and they see the hand of drug trafficking in the land grab Felcn agents and businessmen affirm that there are “territorial enclaves” in Guarayos and Bajo Paraguá in San Ignacio de Velasco. A report from Fundación Tierra indicates…
Tag: environmental damage
Pollution – PILCOMAYO – Contaminación
Jorge Quispe, Página Siete: THE REPORT CONTRADICTS THE ONE THE GOVERNMENT GAVE IN AUGUST A private study confirms pollution in Pilcomayo A report from the private laboratory Biotica, in the city of Cochabamba, commissioned by the councilor from Potosí Reyna Menacho, confirmed that the rupture of the tailings dam that occurred on July 23 in…
Chinese Highway to Cause Environmental Damage | Autopista china causará daño ambiental
Julieta Pelcastre, DialogoAmericas: Quechua women walk in the outskirts of Potosí on June 24, 2014. The China Railway Group Limited will begin construction of a highway to link Potosí to Cochabamba in 2023, a project that may threaten nature and several archeological zones. | Mujeres quechuas caminan en las afueras de Potosí el 24 de…
Porcupine with serious burns | Puercoespín con graves quemaduras
Juan Manuel Ijurko, El Deber: They rescue a porcupine with serious burns in El Torno It takes about 30 days for the wounds to heal. A biologist keeps the female porcupine under surveillance to feed her and monitor her recovery The fire that started in El Torno alarmed many families who saw the flames approaching…
National Parks: fire/fuego
Tanya Imaña, El Deber: They control 70% of the fire in Noel Kempff Park, but in Otuquis the fire continues The Government reported 13 active forest fires and 10 affected municipalities; 43% of the department is at extreme risk of fire occurrence. Firefighters and personnel from different organizations work to suffocate the flames The Government…
Rescuing wildlife | Rescatando fauna silvestre
Lourdes Molina, El Deber: Luna and Roque, the pair of harpy eagles whose beaks and claws were filed off by their captors but who are now ready to fly through the Santa Cruz sky Harpy eagles were found in Guarayos. Their recovery process has lasted four years, but it has been very favorable Wildlife is…
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