Nature conservation in Bolivia

Photo: Benjamin Altorfer, Team Bolivia 2023

Next to the existing animal welfare activities, Animalma also runs different nature conservation campaigns in Bolivia since 2021.

This is the site for this vital work, which informs about current actions & reached achievements in the hope of finding even more supporters.

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#NatureConservation #Firefighting #TurtleAdoption

Nature conservation is a wide term – as wide are our efforts in this field. That is why this campaign contains various parts, which are presented next.

Our goal is to help quickly and flexibly in case of emergencies as well as setting up preventive meassures.

Fire prevention

Through the purpose of donation “Firefighting”, we help people and projects combating the yearly forest fires in Bolivia. Immediate emergency help mainly includes transportation, food and materials of all kinds for firefighting-crews and vets, while preventative meassures are implemented by capacitating volunteers and profesionals with courses and safety equipment.

Whatever and whenever – our help goes where it is needed the most.

FIGHT FIRES

Training professionals and volunteers and providing the necessary safety materials may make the difference between life and death – for humans and nature alike.

Our emergency aid sends firefighting-crews and vets into affected areas to provide first aid. We helped La Chiquitania in 2019, Otuquis in 2021 and Noel Kempff Mercado in 2022.

In 2021 we sent a team into the protected area Otuquis, where they cared for insured wildlife and built water points for the survivors.

Nature conservation

The general fund called “Nature conservation” raises funds for a variety of causes, which we bring right to the front thanks to our wide network in Bolivia.

The park rangers of protected areas as well as activists fighting illegal gold mining in the Amazon have a special place in our heart.

Our highlight in 2023: an accident and whole life insurance for the 27 park rangers working in the Madidi National Park.

PROTECT NATURE

More highlights from our conservation efforts are found in the blog further below.

Turtle Adoption

The turtle adoption program in the Beni area is also part of this campaign and helps the species survival of the yellow-spotted Amazon river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) and the rangers on-site.

You can simbolically adopt a river turtle for CHF 10.- and get an adoption certificate for yourself or as a meaningful gift for someone else.

ADOPT A TURTLE