News of nature

Agriculture and livestock farming devours the forests of Gran Chaco

09-11-2022 15:39 The Gran Chaco indigenous forest, spanning one million square kilometres across three nations, is a little-known victim of 25 years of gradual invasion by agriculture and livestock farming, with deforestation causing immeasurable harm to local fauna and flora.

Science & Nature

Scientists worried by spate of Península Valdés whale deaths

05-10-2022 11:47 The death of at least 13 southern right whales in recent days in Patagonia has sparked concern among scientists, who think a micro-algae could be to blame.

ENVIRONMENT

Chilean scientists study climate change at 'end of the world'

05-01-2022 17:20 Chilean scientists studying organisms in one of the most remote places on Earth are urging regional leaders to step up efforts to tackle climate change.

SCIENCE & NATURE

In Patagonia, the early bird gets the truffle

04-11-2021 07:00 A new study shows that the ground-dwelling birds of Patagonia seek out and disperse truffles.

NATURE & WILDLIFE

Do tourist boats stress out whales? Researchers find out...

08-09-2021 18:16 Researchers from Whale Wise, a marine conservation charity, are studying the stress level of cetaceans, in order to establish if they get stressed during encounters with tourists.

ENVIRONMENT

Carpinchos v gated communities: territorial war on edge of Buenos Aires

04-09-2021 10:45 In Nordelta, giant rodents are vying with the rich for top real estate in a tale about ecosystems and the environment.

ENVIRONMENT

Wildfires devastate Bolivian nature reserves

24-08-2021 13:51 Wildfires, mostly started intentionally, have scorched almost 600,000 hectares of land in eastern Bolivia already this year, authorities said.