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…

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…

Andean condor rescued!

Violeta Soria, Opinion: IN POCONA, COCHABAMBA Jach’a journey: he was about to die, they saved him with 2 kilos of meat every day and he flies again The imposing and extensive wings of the male Andean condor Jach’a (greatness, in Quechua) found freedom. Yesterday and after 10 days of recovery, the monumental bird, victim of…

Birdwatching – Aviturismo

Marcelo Arze, Opinion: Can birdwatching fly in Bolivia? Bolivia is a country with great potential to attract the world’s bird watchers and needs to develop a strategy to conquer this market that moves millions of dollars annually in the world. Being in the continent of birds, and having territory both in the tropical Andes and…