STORY: This perilous route through the Bolivian Andes is marked by narrow lanes, sharp turns and deadly cliffs, earning it the name "Death Road." But after Bolivia opened an alternate route connecting ...

More than 120 major fires have been detected in Bolivia’s Amazon rainforest and dry forests of Chiquitano since March, according to the nonprofit Monitoring of the Andean Amazon Project (MAAP). One of ...

“Lions hate circuses” has long been a bumper-sticker slogan of the animal-rights movement, and Bolivia has heard the message: the left-leaning government of the Andean country recently passed the ...

A route in Bolivia known as "death road" has become a haven for wildlife, after an alternate route linking Bolivia's biggest city La Paz to the Amazon was opened in 2007- massively reducing most ...

WWF Bolivia deliver equipment to the Beni Department to strengthen efforts against the illegal trafficking of wildlife parts. WWF Bolivia, with the support of WWF Germany, has helped to strengthen the ...

Until 2009, the biggest threat to jaguars was habitat loss; today, they are endangered by Chinese demand for their fangs. 337 jaguar fangs were seized between 2014 and 2016. The authorities estimate ...

Wildlife along Bolivia's infamous "death road" has rebounded in the 15 years since it was effectively closed to heavy traffic. The road was once a main route through the Andes It claimed the lives of ...

Travelers volunteer to care for world's most exotic and savage beasts. AMBUE ARI, Bolivia, June 11, 2009— -- They walk the jaguars, talk with the pumas and play with the monkeys. Deep in the ...

A recent eco trafficking bust in Bolivia involving Chinese nationals demonstrates how the trade in exotic animal parts is being fueled by Asian buyers. The operation followed months of monitoring and ...