By Iván Ramos – Periodismo que Cuenta, Erbol: CASE IN THE AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COURT The jaguar (Panthera onca), the largest feline in the Americas, faces a growing threat in Bolivia due to habitat destruction and the rise of illegal trafficking. However, a recent judicial decision could change the course of its protection. For the…
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El trofeo más codiciado: europeos y asiáticos se lanzan a la caza ilegal del jaguar en Bolivia | The most coveted trophy: Europeans and Asians embrace illegal jaguar hunting in Bolivia
Por CAIO RUVENAL, El País: Las redes internacionales de furtivos han convertido al país suramericano en la meca del tráfico de felino. La falta de personal y de preparación de las autoridades entorpece las investigaciones “Es época de incendios y sale un bichote increíble que mata a todos los caballos”. Jorge Néstor Noya, jefe de una red…
Illegal jaguar hunting in San Matías | Caza ilegal de jaguares en San Matías
By Marisol Alvarado, Vision 360: Biocide A team of prosecutors investigates illegal jaguar hunting in San Matías; two foreign nationals identified Alberto Zeballos, departmental prosecutor of Santa Cruz, stated that the investigation was launched for the crimes of biocide and destruction of state property, especially considering that the jaguar is an endangered species not only…
Awareness on Animal Trafficking and Illegal Possession | Conciencia sobre el Tráfico y la Tenencia Ilegal de Animales
By Brujula Digital: Experts rehabilitate a jaguar cub in Santa Cruz that was rescued in poor condition A jaguar cub, presumably a victim of trafficking and illegal wildlife possession, is recovering at a custody center in the Santa Cruz region, where it arrived “in poor health,” according to the Santa Cruz Government. The animal, named…
Two people arrested for selling bats and jaguar parts | Aprehenden a dos personas acusadas de vender murciélagos y partes de jaguar
Brújula Digital: Jaguar parts that were going to be sold. Photo: Social Media The Biodiversity Management Program, along with the Forestry and Environmental Police (Pofoma), has arrested two individuals for selling wildlife. The first arrest took place in the city of Santa Cruz when an attempt was made to sell parts of a jaguar. The…
Lame gov reaction towards chinese predators | Pobre reacción del gobierno hacia los depredadores chinos
By Silvana Vincenti, El Deber: Activists Lament Impunity in Jaguar Deaths; Recent Case Involves Chinese Nationals They expressed their repudiation with protests for the death of a jaguar in the hands of officials of the Chinese company Sinohydro and questioned the silent release of a Chinese citizen for a previous case. “What’s happening in Santa…
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