By María Fernanda Ramírez, InSight Crime: Bolivia is in the midst of a gold rush caused by record gold prices and growing international demand. This gold rush has been facilitated by permissive mining regulations that blur the line between legal and illegal. The spread of mining throughout the country and the broader Amazon in the last…
Tag: wildlife
63 species classified as critically endangered | 63 especies clasificadas como críticamente amenazadas
Marco Antonio Belmonte, Vision 360: Armonía Association Diagnosis: For every 10 species of fauna and flora in Bolivia, one is at risk of extinction There are 63 species classified as critically endangered, 145 as endangered, and 270 as vulnerable, according to data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Telmatobius culeos or giant…
A dog defends its owner when he was attacked by a jaguar | Un perro defiende a su dueño cuando era atacado por un jaguar
El Deber: The victim went to check on his pasture and the jaguar attacked him. One of his dogs defended him and the man managed to save his life. It happened in the Monte Verde community, in the municipality of Concepción. A 66-year-old man almost died after being attacked by a jaguar in a pasture…
El Gran Manupare Integrated Management Natural Area | Área Natural de Gestión Integrada El Gran Manupare
Karen Lapizco, World Animal News: 10 Million Hectares Of Amazon Rainforest Has Been Designated As A Protected Area In Bolivia A new protected area of rainforest in the El Gran Manupare Integrated Management Natural Area was just designated by the Municipality of Sena, in Pando, Bolivia. This vast rainforest safeguards many threatened and endangered species, as well…
The struggle for the survival of the spectacled bear | La lucha por la supervivencia del oso jucumari
Madeleyne Aguila / Fundación Armonía, Los Tiempos: The spectacled bear lives in the mountainous regions of Bolivia. | Viviana Albarracín “As a member of the bear family and one of the eight bear species in the world, the Andean bear or spectacled bear is the only one that inhabits South America. Therefore, it is important to…
Jucumari: in peril | en peligro
Excerpts from an article by/Extractos de un artículo de Cindy Soliz, Oh (Magazine), Los Tiempos: THE JUCUMARI, STALKED HABITAT PROBLEMATIC. The expansion of the agricultural frontier and human growth are a serious threat to the habitat of this species. This causes significant loss of their natural environment, which is one of the biggest concerns for…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 