Researchers at the Mamirauá Institute captured two jaguars that will be included in the monitoring and study initiative of felines in the Amazon. The surprise, however, was to see a baby jaguar.
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Sierra del Divisor: the wait continues for native communities
It was the first time that Aaron Nacua, leader of the Matsés native community of Loreto, visited the Plaza Mayor of Lima and a sergeant of the Police told him he could not be there.
Bolivia’s Morales pushes controversial TIPNIS highway forward, again
Bolivian President Evo Morales seems determined to build highway through heart of national park, threatening protected rainforest and violating indigenous lands.
Tapir oil pipeline, a threat to the National Park of Picachos
The two largest oil companies in the country, including the country’s largest company, are studying to build a pipeline through a national park, even though the Constitution prohibits it.
Peru declares environmental emergency in Pacaya Samiria Reserve
An area of the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve in the Amazon region of Peru, was declared an environmental emergency for 90 days due to water and soil pollution by oil spills.
Illegal loggers were found in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
Violators will be reported to the competent authorities for the crime of illegal logging and could receive between 4 and 7 years in prison.
Sand extractors alter the buffer zone of a reserve in Loreto
Residents of the area warned of the presence of heavy machinery that extracts white sand in the buffer zone of the Allpahuayo Mishana National Reserve.
Diário de Cuiabá: Mato Grosso may open park surroundings to extractive activities
Maneuver led by the Government of Mato Grosso, in Brazil, can open the park surroundings to the dams, power lines, pastures and mining areas.
Nanay-Pintuyacu-Chambira Conservation Area Alto celebrates third anniversary
The area conserves natural resources and fragile ecosystems of forests on white sand, flooded forests by black water upland forests.
The Guardian: Two lawsuits to stop Peru’s biggest gas project in indigenous reserve
Operations by gas consortium in Amazon reserve for vulnerable indigenous peoples met with legal action.