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New Arroyo Guarichona Protected Area in Beni, Bolivia Conserves Threatened Floodplains and Pre-Columbian Archeological Sites - Andes Amazon

We celebrate the creation of the Arroyo Guarichona Municipal Protected Area in the department of Beni, Bolivia. Home to floodplains, tributa

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Andes Amazon Fund celebrates the creation of the Arroyo Guarichona Municipal Protected Area in the department of Beni, Bolivia. Home to floodplains, tributaries, expansive grasslands, vast forests, and evidence of pre-Columbian societies, Arroyo Guarichona safeguards both the cultural and ecological heritage of Northern Bolivia. The new area covers 492,815 acres (199,435 ha), and is home to Indigenous peoples, farmers, and local communities that pushed for the creation of the conservation area. 

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It’s Time to Honor an American Icon; the Bison

It’s Time to Honor an American Icon; the Bison celebrates National Bison Day with a short explanation of the reasons to honor the American bison. It then gives readers a number of ways that they can celebrate the day.

American Bison The first Saturday of every November is National Bison Day, which honors one of America’s most recognized animals, the American bison. The American bison holds a large place in our history, culture, economy, and ecology. This is evidenced by the fact that the bison appears in the official seal of the Department of the Interior, on several pieces of US currency, on two state flags,…

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