National Environmental Authority officials went undercover to prevent the unlawful sale of two young jaguars in La Chorrera. Posing as buyers,they paid $1,000 a piece for the felines, who were reportedly lifted from the Darien after their parents were shot and killed. The jaguar is the only Panthera in the Americas and is a near...
No one can really say when the rain will stop. “The forecasts are unstable, because the rain system that we are facing is not normal,” Arturo Alvarado, Director of the National Civil Protection Service told Telemetro. Heavy rains started last Friday, December 16, and have flooded several communities in the provinces of Bocas del...
Another anteater died after being attacked by dogs in the Los Santos community of El Arenal on Wednesday night. The anteater, an endangered species in Panama, was assaulted while foraging for food in the wooded areas of El Arenal, La Prensa reports. This is the third anteater to be killed by dogs or coyotes...
Guarare residents saved two 250-pound dolphins on the Los Santos coast. The male and female cetaceans were found beached with cuts and bruises after being dragged by the waves. They were returned to the ocean. This same beach claimed the lives of two dolphins in 2010 and one so far this year. Dolphins are...
Secretary of Energy Juan Manuel Urriola recommends limited hours for Christmas lights this holiday season to promote a culture of energy efficiency in Panama. Instead of leaving lights on all night, the secretary is suggesting turning them on from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Government offices have already taken steps to conserve energy by...
