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The Biological Station ” Peoples of Water ” (Program developed by The Blue Environmentalists Foundation in conjunction with the Center for Popular Education “Jesus Rosario Ortega”) has created with the support of the the Community Council “Capitán Chico” of the town of Santa Rosa de Agua, located in the city of Maracaibo, Zulia State, the first Mangrove Community Park called… Continue reading

Scientists warn that could be fated to disappear the Andean Condor (Vultur gryphus), whose extinction is expected to occur over the next 25 years if not implemented a strategy to achieve its conservation in the short term.

The warning was released by the office responsible for the Technical Administration of Flora and Fauna in Peru (ATFFS in spanish) , Vicente Rodriguez Cordova, who… Continue reading | 1 Comment

In the town of Jusepín in Monagas State, to the east of Venezuela the rupture of a pipeline transporting oil from PDVSA, caused an oil spill recently created a crisis of water supply and according to display images it is likely a severe ecological damage.

According to information provided by the Government of Monagas and by the state company Aguas de Monagas … Continue reading | 9 Comments

Around 10,000 children aged from 10 to 15 years old are working with shovels and sieves the leftovers and debris of stones and mud from the emeralds mines in Muzo municipality, 90 kilometers north of Bogota, Colombia.

The work is to find tiny emeralds or dust from them escaped from the filter of the mine. They are… Continue reading | 1 Comment

The guanacos are being threatened, because they would be “harming” the sheep breeding and “cluttering up” the roads.

The guanaco (Lama guanicoe) is the largest wild camel and distribution in South America. Lives in arid and semiarid environments from the sea level to 4500 m. of altitude
Most of the guanacos in the world are in Argentina (particularly in the Patagonia region) from… Continue reading