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Wild Calling

Wild Calling

OUR WILD ANIMALS, OUR FRIENDS NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW Senda Verde is home of 835 rescued animals, representing 64 species. Unfortunately the current shocking political and social situation in Bolivia has altered seriously the overall income streams of the refuge and affected the food and medical supply for the animals. They are the innocent victims

Mijungla enclosure

Mijungla enclosure

Hello, I’m Mijungla, a Jaguar from the amazon rainforest of Bolivia. I arrived to La Senda Verde on December 2018. I was 3 months old. A family of great heart found me agonising in the forest, very weak, with wounds in my head and body, without strength and with skin parasites. I was scared, alone,

Tarkus enclosure

Tarkus enclosure

Tarkus 🐻 needs a bigger space so he can climb and play on the trees, and needs a pool to swim in, which is his favourite activity. All donations make a huge difference to us. To make your donation please follow this link 👇🏼 Thank you 🙏🏼 www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/NTA4MTc=

X-Ray Machine

X-Ray Machine

All of the animals at La Senda Verde could eventually need x-rays. For years we’ve been travelling to La Paz to have this diagnostic done to hurt animals, with great expenses involved. Having an x-ray machine at the refuge would mean a difference to us. Please help us make it happen! The Story La Senda

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The stories of newly arrived wild animals

The stories of newly arrived wild animals

As we announced last week in our news site and across our social media, during the month of December we received more than 25 animals, somewhat above the average of monthly new arrivals. To make matters more serious, amongst them are two new jaguars, two other felines (a Margay and a wildcat) which means a

Kinkajou arrives to Senda Verde

Kinkajou arrives to Senda Verde

On Monday 13th of January 2020, a Kinkajou arrived to Senda Verde. The small tree mammal had been kidnapped from the wild, some people picked it up in a river in Chimoré and wanted to kill it to sell its body parts as amulets. Fortunately the animal was rescued by the Environmental Secretary of Cochabamba

14 wild animals arrive within a week, more than 25 in last month

14 wild animals arrive within a week, more than 25 in last month

During the week of Christmas of 2019, a very busy time when local tourists visit La Senda Verde, thirteen different wild animals arrived to the animal refuge. All of them came from the department of Oruro, amongst them turtles, a southern mealy parrot and a boa constrictor. This is right after four different howling monkeys

La Senda Verde Academy will host a meliponiculture course

La Senda Verde Academy will host a meliponiculture course

La Senda Verde Academy will organize the second version of the Meliponiculture curse this December. Join the event on Facebook. Stingless bees. Do you know what they are? People, when they think of bees, they think of apis melifera, the most common species of bee, that comes from Europe and is raised all over the world

Recently Added Species Fact Files

Samiri boliviensis

Samiri boliviensis

BOLIVIAN SQUIRREL MONKEY SPECIES FACT FILE Scientific name: Samiri boliviensis English names: Bolivian Squirrel Monkey Spanish and local names: Chichilo, Mono ardilla Size: 225 to 370 mm (8.86 to 14.57 in) Weight: 365 to 1135 g (12.86 to 40.00 oz) Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Animalia Chordata Mammalia Primates Cebidae Taxonomy and name Until

Ramphastos tucanus

Ramphastos tucanus

WHITE-THROATED TOUCAN SPECIES FACT FILE Scientific name: Ramphastos tucanus English names: White-throated toucan Spanish and local names: Tucán pechiblanco, Tucán de pico rojo Size: 50–61 cm (19.5–24 in) Weight: 425 to 830 g (0.937 to 1.830 lb) Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Animalia Chordata Aves Piciformes Ramphastidae Description There are 40 species of toucans and

Caiman yacare

Caiman yacare

YACARE SPECIES FACT FILE Scientific name: Caiman yacare English names: Red Brocket Spanish and local names: Caimán Yacaré, Yacaré Size: 2.5 to 3 m (8.2 to 9.8 ft) Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Animalia Chordata Sauropsida Crocodilia Alligatoridae Description Caimans are very similar to alligators but differ from them because of the bony

Mazama americana

Mazama americana

RED BROCKET SPECIES FACT FILE Scientific name: Mazama americana English names: Red Brocket Spanish and local names: corzuela colorada, guazuncho, guazú-pytá o guazo Size: 103 to 146 cm (40.55 to 57.48 in) Weight: 20 to 55 kg (44.05 to 121.15 lb) Bio-print: Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Animalia Chordata Mammalia Cetartiodactyla Cervidae Genus

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