Deforestation blamed in Brazil’s bat attacks

July 2005

U.S.–Mexico

Collaboration raises hopes for Gulf of California

Six months after a leading U.S. environmental organization criticized Mexico’s government-owned seafood marketing company for promoting destructive fishing in the Gulf of California, the firm ......

Colombia

In Colombia, a turning point for Andean condor

Circling silently on rising columns of air, two Andean condors glide above a narrow canyon in Colombia’s Chingaza National Park looking for a deer or ......

Brazil

Barra Grande dam gets operating license

Brazil’s decision to grant an operating license for a controversial dam has drawn sharp criticism from green groups, which call the move another example of ......

Argentina

Forest-protection lobby grows in Argentina

With concerns about excessive logging here on the rise, a broad movement has formed in Argentina to stop the destruction of native forests—and politicians appear ......

Nicaragua

Logging ban being considered in Nicaragua

Nicaragua’s top environmental watchdog has declared war on what he calls the “timber mafia,” and he wants the military stationed in three key reserves. Meanwhile, President ......

Around the Region

Deforestation blamed in Brazil’s bat attacks

Vampire bats have attacked thousands of people and caused 14 deaths in the past two months in the northern Brazilian state of Pará as a ......

Centerpiece (Free Read)

Conserving by cutting in Maya Biosphere

The drone of a generator and the snarl of power saws break the silence of northern Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve. A dozen men and adolescent ......

Q&A

Brazilian a leader in fight against illegal animal trade

Illegal trafficking in wildlife ranks as the world’s third largest illicit activity, trailing only drug and weapon dealing, according to the UN. Brazilian Dener Giovanini ......

Deforestation blamed in Brazil’s bat attacks

Vampire bats have attacked thousands of people and caused 14 deaths in the past two months in the northern Brazilian state of Pará as a result of deforestation, Brazilian authorities say. Health officials claim the risk of a rabies epidemic has subsided since vaccines were rushed to the inhabitants of the small town of Augusto Correa, 159 miles (99 kms) from the state capital of Belém. The Brazilian Health Ministry’s epidemiology department reports 2,500 people in the region have been bitten by Demodus rotundus, one of three species of bat that feed off blood. Authorities say the bat attacks stem from uncontrolled deforestation in the region, which is on the eastern fringe of the Amazon rainforest. “Humans are becoming the bat’s source of food due... [Log in to read more]

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July 2005

U.S.–Mexico

Collaboration raises hopes for Gulf of California

Colombia

In Colombia, a turning point for Andean condor

Circling silently on rising columns of air, two Andean condors glide above a narrow canyon in Colombia’s Chingaza National Park looking for a deer or ......

Brazil

Barra Grande dam gets operating license

Brazil’s decision to grant an operating license for a controversial dam has drawn sharp criticism from green groups, which call the move another example of ......

Argentina

Forest-protection lobby grows in Argentina

With concerns about excessive logging here on the rise, a broad movement has formed in Argentina to stop the destruction of native forests—and politicians appear ......

Nicaragua

Logging ban being considered in Nicaragua

Nicaragua’s top environmental watchdog has declared war on what he calls the “timber mafia,” and he wants the military stationed in three key reserves. Meanwhile, President ......

Around the Region

Deforestation blamed in Brazil’s bat attacks

Vampire bats have attacked thousands of people and caused 14 deaths in the past two months in the northern Brazilian state of Pará as a ......

Centerpiece (Free Read)

Conserving by cutting in Maya Biosphere

The drone of a generator and the snarl of power saws break the silence of northern Guatemala’s Maya Biosphere Reserve. A dozen men and adolescent ......

Q&A

Brazilian a leader in fight against illegal animal trade

Illegal trafficking in wildlife ranks as the world’s third largest illicit activity, trailing only drug and weapon dealing, according to the UN. Brazilian Dener Giovanini ......