A journey into the Amazon Jaguar black market

From The Brazilian Report, excerpts pertaining Bolivia follow:     By Eduardo Franco Berton: At first glance, Li Ming and his wife Yin Lan look like two ordinary Chinese citizens. Sat on a bench, they greet the relatives who have come to visit them with warm, kind smiles. It’s lunchtime. One of the visitors approaches…

Traffic destroys wildlife in Bolivia

El Diario reports: Animals abandoned to their fate • Chinese citizens promote the killing of species in the country, offering money to local people in exchange for jaguar tusks and other parts • Senator Yerko Núñez said that out of more than 100 complaints only two are sentenced and regretted for the little control exercised…

Protests in Bolivia spread after death of college student

AP reports via The Washington Post: The Americas Protests in Bolivia spread after death of college student Students from El Alto Public University shout slogans against the government of President Evo Morales and carry a mock coffin representing Jonathan Quispe, a student who was killed in clashes, as they march through La Paz, Bolivia, Monday,…