 ALERT: illegal frog smugglers planning to visit Colombia
The attractive and endemic frogs of Colombia is attracting illegal traffickers from Europe. Through informants in Germany, ProAves has petitioned the Colombian government and immigration officials to be on the look-out for 4 notorious illegal frog collectors who are planning to visit Colombia and collect the rarest and most endangered frog species. Read more... |
 Economic alternatives workshop for hunters in El Paujil
During May, a training workshop in economic alternatives was held in El Paujil Bird Reserve with more than 30 local hunters from the community of Puerto Pinzón with the support of SENA (Tolima) and UMATA (Puerto Boyacá). Training focused on bamboo crafts and constructions (an abundant local resource), improving food local crops and reforestation to provide alternative incomes. Read more... |
 EcoVolunteer's uncover the Raptors of El Dorado
The world-renowned raptor expert Dr Jean Marc Thiollay and his wife Francoise visited El Dorado Bird Reserve as EcoVolunteers to survey birds-of-prey. They recorded 22 species of raptors, including the threatened Semicollared hawk (Accipiter collaris) and Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus isidori). Dr Thiollay recommended the area under protection be expanded. Read more... |
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