(November 12, 2014) “Matusha Aidha" the association of spectacled caiman managers of the Tacana indigenous land, with support from Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), has partnered with Gustu to incorporate in the menu of this renowned restaurant a dish whose main ingredient is spectacled caiman meat. This is the result of a long learning process and successful results in the sustainable management of spectacled caiman populations . WCS supported the Tacana communities begin management activities of spect...

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(November 12, 2014) The photo exhibition of Mileniusz Spanowicz promoted and organized by WCS, has toured several exhibition halls, starting with the National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF), which in the "Long Night of Museums" attracted more than 13,000 visitors. The artistic quality and scientific value of the photographs on wildlife in northern La Paz, one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth, makes them ambassadors of Bolivia’s natural heritage. The photographic exhibition in the Jach'a ...

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(June 16, 2014) “Mummy, mummy, look at this one”, “What the devil is that?”, “I never knew there was so much”, “All this is in La Paz?”, “Is that a photo or a painting”, “We have to take care of our natural heritage”. Just some of the publics comments from an exceptional photography exhibition about Madidi National Parks record-breaking biodiversity that wowed 13,000 people during the Night of the Museums in La Paz on the 17th of May. A com...

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(November 05, 2013) A series of camera-trap images released by the Wildlife Conservation Society today shows rare Andean bears acting like angry Hollywood celebrities – at least when it comes to having their picture taken.  The stop-action images reveals adult bears and cubs repeatedly surrounding and attempting to dismantle the Reconyx camera traps secured to trees. One series of images shows a particularly determined bear attacking a camera and leaving it torn open and dangling. Another series shows a...

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(October 23, 2013) On the 20th September WCS and the Tumupasa School presented the Spanish version of “Yara’s Amazing Nose”. 17 out of the 24 girls who participated in a creative writing workshop three years ago were present.  The creative experience was centered upon the kaleidoscopic universe created by the Tacana girls and allows the reader to come closer to the world of the tapir and its amazing nose. The illustrations were done by a Cambodian illustrator, Rouen Sokhom, and result in ...

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