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…
Tag: wildlife
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…
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…
Wildlife returns to ‘death road’ | Vida silvestre regresa al ‘camino de la muerte’
Reuters, abc.net: Bolivia’s wildlife returns to Amazon ‘death road’ Wildlife along Bolivia’s infamous “death road” has rebounded in the 15 years since it was effectively closed to heavy traffic. Key points: The road was once a main route through the Andes It claimed the lives of hundreds of Bolivians between 1999 and 2003 Now wildlife is bouncing…
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