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Entries for December 2020

CANINE BINOMIALS, HEROES THAT CURB ILLEGAL TRAFFIC

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CANINE BINOMIALS, HEROES THAT CURB ILLEGAL TRAFFIC
(December 07, 2020)   -   The work of Police patrolmen and their dogs, known as canine binomials, is decisive to curb the illegal commerce of species. One of them, for instance, found 3200 turtles that were about to be trafficked from the Leticia airport (Amazon). However, the country has very few of these detection teams, while the crime is progressively more sophisticated.

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“I DREAM OF A COUNTRY WHERE BIOECONOMY RULES”

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“I DREAM OF A COUNTRY WHERE BIOECONOMY RULES”
(December 07, 2020)   -   Silvia Restrepo, Vice President for Research and Creation at Universidad de los Andes, talks about the conclusions of the document related with environment and biotechnology that she coordinated.and that formed part of the final text that the International Mission of Wise Men submitted to the Government. It is a roadmap that draws a picture of a Colombian territory that exploits its biological resources adequately.

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31 YEARS ROAMING EL COCUY

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31 YEARS ROAMING EL COCUY
(December 07, 2020)   -   Raúl Buitrago has worked for three decades at El Cocuy National Park, one of the most attractive reserve areas in Colombia. The expeditions throughout this reserve zone fill the stories of this man, who represents the dozens of park rangers who monitor the 59 national protected areas, administrated by National Natural Parks, entity that completes this month 60 years of existence.

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WE ARE GOING TO COLOR MAMMALS!

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WE ARE GOING TO COLOR MAMMALS!
(December 07, 2020)   -   Two biologists from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, designed and edited the booklet Mamíferos de Bogotá (Mammals of Bogotá) that describes 20 species of vertebrates living in the city. They seek to call attention to the importance of these animals. Among the species presented are the Andean bear, the tiger cat, the paramo tapir, the puma, the white-tailed deer and other smaller ones such as the red-tailed squirrel and the hoary bat. It is a coloring booklet.

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