Rio Congo Arriba, Panama, Apr 25 (EFE).- The United States government is looking into the discovery in the jungles of Panama of the wreckage of two helicopters that appear to belong to the Pentagon. The remains of the choppers lie on the slopes of Cerro Chucanti, at 1,439 m (4,718 ft) the highest peak in …
Rio Congo Arriba, Panama, Apr 5 (EFE).- In the jungle on the private Cerro Chucanti nature preserve, in Panama’s Darien region, a family of black spider monkeys (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris) cavorts in the trees as they feed. This is a typical picture here, although the species is one of the most threatened on the planet. …
Marea, Panama, Aug 23 (EFE).- A non-governmental organization in Panama has found an innovative way to help the conservation of the great green macaw, a parrot native to Central America in critical danger of extinction due to the destruction of its habitat and illegal trade. Griselda Grajales, an indigenous women and mother of two, is …
Up in the trees of a misty sky island, folded into the foliage, a tiny rainfrog bears the name of a climate giant. The new-to-science species, found on a mountain in Panama, has been named after climate activist Greta Thunberg. Greta Thunberg’s rainfrogs (Pristimantis gretathunbergae) are minuscule (about 3 to 4 centimeters or 1.1 to […]