By Unitel, Eju.tv: The family got a big surprise when they opened the bathroom and found the animal. Source: Unitel A family from the Cotoca neighborhood of Trinidad had a big surprise when they opened the bathroom and found an alligator that was alive and that somehow got into the place. “After he relieved himself, ‘Juancho’…
Tag: wildlife
Restoration of kewiña forests | Restauración de los bosques de kewiña
By Edwin Fernández Rojas, Los Tiempos: Flora. Kewiña, the green heartbeat of the high Andean mountains Residents of Kumara plant kewiña. | Faunagua The tireless reforestation efforts led by Faunagua show no signs of slowing down. In the first week of January, they planted 66,000 kewiña saplings across three communities: Chiaraje, Kumara, and Palca Palca….
Animals for Sale | Animales en venta
Editorial, Los Tiempos: The recent rescue of wildlife being sold at La Pampa market in Cochabamba once again highlights the lack of control exercised by environmental and zoonosis authorities over the trade of exotic species. The operation resulted in the rescue of 14 wild birds. Among them were three parakeets (Brotogeris spp), four monk parakeets…
Tordo misterioso encontrado en Bolivia | Mysterious thrush found in Bolivia
Por Bird Guides: Un tordo misterioso ha sido documentado en Bolivia por primera vez en más de una década. El tordo unicolor, considerado Casi Amenazado, es endémico de las tierras bajas del norte de Bolivia y tan difícil de encontrar y poco conocido que incluso los observadores de aves más experimentados de la región comenzaban a…
Leopardus Bracacctus, Gato del Pantanal
By José Luis Vargas Vaca, anabolivia.org; eju.tv: Fourth live record in Bolivia of the enigmatic Leopardus bracattus This little-studied species faces threats such as agricultural and livestock activities, illegal hunting, and the presence of domestic dogs. Fires in the forests destroyed hundreds of hectares of trees and wildlife in the department of Beni, Bolivia. However,…
Blue-throated macaws in peril | Parabas barba azul en peligro
By Sergio Mendoza, El Deber: Blue-throated macaws return to their origins in an attempt to save their species Thirteen birds that arrived almost two months ago from the United States are awaiting their turn in the town of Loreto, in the Beni department, to become the salvation of their species In the municipality of Loreto,…
Bolivian Thoughts | Pensamientos Bolivianos (Bilingual/Bilingüe) 