Gustavo Jimenez, Morgan Erickson-Davis, Mongabay: An oasis within dry Chiquitano forest in eastern Bolivia, Concepción Lake and its surrounding wetland provide valuable habitat for 253 bird, 48 mammal and 54 fish species. However, despite being officially listed as a protected area, cultivation of commodity crops like soy and sorghum is expanding and supplanting habitat. Agricultural…
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Condor: en peligro – in peril
Los Tiempos: The Andean condor is reclassified as a species vulnerable to extinction The Andean condor, one of the largest birds in the world capable of flight, the national symbol of Bolivia and the Andean region of South America, was reclassified from a species almost threatened to vulnerable to extinction, according to the 2020 update…
Sighting of super rare Chacoan fairy armadillo in Bolivia ‘a dream come true’
Milan Sime, Mongabay: A sighting of one of the rarest mammals in the world, the elusive Chacoan fairy armadillo, was recently documented by a team of Bolivian biologists. Seldom seen, the animal–which lives among the Gran Chaco dry forests of Argentina, Bolivia and Paraguay–has a population that is considered ‘data deficient’ by the IUCN, and…
Nuevas Especies – Zongo – New Species
Pagina Siete: 20 species new to science found in the Zongo Valley Among the twenty finds are the Yope mountain viper, the Bolivian flag snake and the Liliputian frog. “It is a milestone for science,” according to experts. Hallan 20 especies nuevas para la ciencia en el valle de Zongo Entre la veintena de hallazgos…
Incendios forestales – Forest fires
El Día: Active forest fires in Bolivia decrease to nine Disminuyen a nueve los incendios forestales activos en Bolivia The Ministry of Defense, based on information from the National Incident Command, announced that active forest fires in Bolivia were reduced to nine. According to the details of the official report updated until the night of…
Bolivia is burning
Kareem Rifai, The Michigan Daily: Landlocked Bolivia, a country nestled between regional hotspots Argentina, Chile and Peru, has skyrocketed to the forefront of the global geopolitical struggle. Bolivia’s 2019 election was fraught with allegations of fraud leveled against now-former President Evo Morales. Morales now faces accusations of crimes against humanity due to allegations that he organized food and…
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