Roxana Jimenez reports for El Dia: Three proposals Protected areas. They are a natural heritage that can be visited by tourists. They are valued for their biodiversity. There are three national parks located in the Bolivian territory. Its main characteristic is its infinite natural greatness and that are considered a natural heritage. In this line…
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Judge ratifies prison for two fang traffickers
El Diario reports: The illegal trade of fangs in most cases occurs through the internet. The fifth Criminal Investigation Judge of the city of La Paz, Juan Carlos Moltabán, ratified the three-year prison sentence against two Argentine citizens, convicted of trafficking jaguar tusks and cougars, the Environment Ministry reported. According to the government entity, the…
Can jaguar tourism save Bolivia’s fast dwindling forests?
Mongabay has released a wonderful story about our biodiversity and wildlife peril … please use this link to read in full and admire those wonderful photos! https://news.mongabay.com/2019/03/can-jaguar-tourism-save-bolivias-fast-dwindling-forests/ Few countries in the tropics have seen trees chopped down as quickly as Bolivia did between 2001 and 2017. Within Bolivia, nearly two-thirds of that loss occurred in…
China aspires to world leadership … failing big time with this atrocious and barbaric “preferences”
El Diario reports: Environmental activists Conviction for killing jaguars is insufficient Chinese citizens who sold skins and fangs of jaguars from Bolivia were sentenced to four and three years in prison. The sentence of four and three years of imprisonment for the couple of Chinese citizens, traffickers of jaguar fangs and other pieces of wild…
Drone video of the Amazon jungle and Palca Canyon, Bolivia
Haye Kesteloo reports for Drone DJ: Good morning, Today we bring you the beauty of the Amazon jungle and the Palca Canyon in Bolivia. Beautiful scenery and probably not something many of us will see first hand, so enjoy this drone video. Furthermore, we have news for you about the UAS IPP, a firmware update…
Bolivia creates a nature reserve for world’s rarest macaw
Luciana Pricop reports for Habitat: The blue-throated macaw is one of the most critically endangered species on the planet – only about 300 remain in the wild. However, the birds are getting some much-needed good news. Bolivian conservation organization Asociación Armonía has partnered with the American Bird Conservancy, the International Conservation Fund of Canada, IUCN Netherlands and the World Land Trust to create a protected…
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