Pagina Siete reports: FAMILY SUPPORT REQUESTS FOR DRUGS IN GENERAL HOSPITAL A beached fisherman survives five days on the lake Poopó On Thursday [02/05/2015] went fishing and his boat was stuck in the mud, 10 kilometers from the shore. Salinity prevented him from walking and waited until he was rescued noon yesterday [02/10/2015]. An Uru…
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Flooding in Beni, may have caused thousands of fish to die in the Machupo River from lack of oxygen
El Deber reports: BENI Thousands of fish die in the Machupo River from lack of oxygen Experts suspect that the cause of death of the shoal is due to pollution from the remains of dead animals after the floods earlier this year. Dead fish cover an area of 5 kilometers. A committee of the Governorate…
In Bolivia: The obstacles that alter fish migration.
Tatiana Sanabria reports for Pagina Siete: The obstacles that alter fish migration. Experts disclose the damages caused by the lack of movement of some fish species. Whenever a shoal of shad, catfish or golden scrolls rivers in search of better living conditions, often find insurmountable obstacles to meet the migration process. These are large dams,…
Serious environmental damage in Pilcomayo river basin
El Dia flags a serious environmental damage that not only affects indigenous habitants close to the Pilcomayo basin but also endangers our wildlife and economy. This is one issue that current government needs to tackle fast; get their facts straight, and even more if it is a “binational project” between Argentina and Paraguay; it is…
