Panama City, Feb 14 (EFE).- A new fire at Panama’s largest landfill has released a large cloud of toxic fumes that is affecting a portion of this capital, authorities and environmental activists said Tuesday. Firefighters are still working to extinguish the blaze that began on Monday afternoon at Cerro Patacon, a landfill located to the …
At least 151 sea turtles, most of them endangered green or Kemp's Ridleys, were found dead on the beaches of Panama's Pacific coast in September and October for reasons that are still unknown, authorities said Tuesday. The acting director of the.
Panama City, Nov 8 (EFE).- At least 151 sea turtles, most of them endangered green or Kemp’s Ridleys, were found dead on the beaches of Panama’s Pacific coast in September and October for reasons that are still unknown, authorities said Tuesday. The acting director of the Panamanian Environment Ministry’s Coasts and Seas Division, Marino Abrego, …
By Ana de Leon Panama City, Jun 17 (EFE).- The harpy eagle, Panama’s national bird, is one of the world’s most coveted at-risk species due to the high value of its white, black and light-gray plumage on the international black market. Known as the king of the Panamanian skies, that large and powerful raptor is …