(October 20, 2015)   -   We are talking about a nursery located on the Bendición premises, in the village of La Esmeralda in Puerto Carreño (Vichada). Around 40 neighbors of the Bita river participated in its construction, including children, youngsters and adults. All of this took place under the leadership of the NGO Yoluka and as one of the activities proposed under Project Wildlife (Proyecto Vida Silvestre).During the event, participants delved into the characteristics of the Moriche Palm, from their g...

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(September 28, 2015)   -   Following Crocodylus intermedius specimens who were recently released in the Tuparro National ParkThrough monitoring and tracking, 8 individuals were located in the vicinity of the Tomo River (Vichada); this work has seen great progress due to radio transmitters that were installed in 12 of the 21 reintroduced alligators last May. These tracking routes are being conducted by researchers from the Casanare Palmarito Foundation, the organization that leads the protection of this species in the East...

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(September 18, 2015)   -   Se trata de dos viveros construidos con ayuda de los propietarios y trabajadores de los predios El Pajonal y Mi Familia, aledaños al río Bita, en el Vichada. Allí,  abarcando un área de 200m2 en cada propiedad, ocho mil semillas (aproximadamente 100 kilos) de la especie Mauritia flexuosa y otros árboles nativos, esperan convertirse en las plántulas que luego permitirán la restauración de los morichales degradados en la zona.En esta act...

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(September 01, 2015)   -   PROYECTO VIDA SILVESTRE ENTREGA CERTIFICADOS A QUIENES PROTEGEN ESE REPTIL La distinción fue otorgada a once habitantes de las comunidades de Nueva Antioquia, municipio La Primavera (Vichada), y de la vereda La Virgen, del municipio Cravo Norte (Arauca). Durante la temporada reproductiva de 2015, los nuevos padrinos adoptivos recibieron capacitación en el cuidado de nidadas de esa tortuga (Podocnemis expansa). Esta actividad forma parte de las acciones de conservaci&...

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(July 23, 2015)   -   Spider monkeys and curassows brought together the people from the Magdalena Medio One of the main objectives associated with this activity was to establish how the community living in this region recognize these species and consider them part of their environment.In addition, the meeting also served as an exchange of knowledge between those who did the embroidery and the scientific team working with both species.

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