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(December 19, 2017) During the first meeting of the Kallawaya traditional authorities, held on 16th November, the Charazani Municipal Government recognized the Wildlife Conservation Society for its support to families and their actions to maintain a balance with Mother Earth, within the framework of the project 'Strengthening Socio-Ecological Resilience against the Effects of Climate Change of the Charazani Life System'. Participants in this event included 32 traditional authorities, healers, members of the educat...

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(December 12, 2017) Between October 25th and 27th, 2017, in Cochabamba, Bolivia, a workshop was held to develop the Training Plan for park guards of the National System of Protected Areas (SNAP), within the framework agreement established in 2015 between the National Service of Protected Areas (SERNAP) and the Ministry of Education, with the support of the Italian Agency of Development Cooperation (AICS). Significant progress has been made in the certification of around 180 park rangers and in the design of a plan ...

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(December 04, 2017) Bolivia occupies the eleventh place in the world for freshwater fish species diversity (approximately 6% of the total registered so far). Studies on this group have gained real importance in the last decade due to their relevance for food security. The 1st Bolivian Congress of Ichthyology, held between October 26th and 28th, in Cochabamba city, brought together Bolivian ichthyologists to share information on the state of knowledge of fish, threatened species, invasive species presence, and fishi...

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(November 20, 2017) Freshwater stingrays are a fish family related to marine stingrays and sharks. The tectonic movements that led to the drift of the South American continent, at different times in its geological history, and the rise of the Andes, probably favored the penetration of some marine species, as is the case of the Potamotrygonidae family. The species of this family are widely distributed in the lowland rivers of the continent. The highest richness is found in the Amazon basin, with 22 out of 31 known s...

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(October 30, 2017) Between October 1st and 7th, the IV International Meeting of Amazonian Archeology was held in Trinidad, capital city of Beni Department, Bolivia. Zulema Lehm, a specialist in social issues at Wildlife Conservation Society, gave a keynote speech that opened the meeting attended by more than 70 researchers from different places around the world who are working in the Amazon. Her presentation addressed the landscapes, history, indigenous peoples and cultures of the Llanos de Moxos, one of the most ...

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