Los Tiempos: After sale of armadillos, biologists call for more wildlife control After the discovery of eight dead armadillos, also known as “tatús”, at a fish stall in the Arco market, several biologists ask the authorities to reinforce controls on the sale of wild animals. The armadillos were seized yesterday during an operation to control…
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Blue-Throated Macaws | Parabas barbazul
Mary Jo DiLonardo, Treehugger: Blue-Throated Macaws Are Making a Comeback in Boliviaa Bolivia 113 critically endangered macaws have fledged with nesting box program. Once thought to be extinct in the wild, more than 100 colorful blue-throated macaws have hatched over the past few years in nesting boxes in Bolivia. Rainforest Trust has been working with local partners to…
MADIDI: Listen to the Voices of the jungle – Escucha a las Voces de la selva
Erick Ortega, Página Siete: The Voices of Madidi come out of the jungle and are heard in France Iga Vandenhove collected sounds from the North La Paz Protected Area between July and August last year. The 33-year-old Frenchwoman made a sound documentary that is presented in Europe. Sometimes the squirrels make a sound that is…
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…
Sloth mom meets her baby again and showers him with kisses | Mamá perezosa se reencuentra con su cría y lo llena de besos
El Deber, Los Tiempos: La perezosa con su cría. | The sloth with her baby. | EL DEBER The tender images of a sloth mother who is reunited with her baby have gone viral. A sharp howl from the little sloth is the call he makes to be rescued by his mother, who is seen…
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…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 