Rising temperatures due to global climate change have reduced Colombia’s glaciers with almost 20% over the past six years, according to the country’s meteorological institute. Of the 45 square kilometers…
Breathing in Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city, has become such a health hazard that the local government on Wednesday declared a red alert. The red alert seeks to lower smog levels that…
Illegal fishing of the already endangered pink dolphins in eastern Colombia is further endangering this rare species. According to newspaper El Espectador, police found two bodies of the mammals on the banks of…
Wild animals as exotic as pumas live in the rural parts of Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city and also home to millions of humans, local scientists have found out. Armed…
A collection of exotic marine life recently rescued from Bogota’s Atlantis shopping center was “sacrificed” a week after they were confiscated, Colombia’s capital said Tuesday. Last week, Bogota authorities reported having rescued…
Almost half of Colombia’s protected ecosystems is in danger of extinction and have been put on a so-called “Ecosystem Red List.” The list was presented Thursday by the Humboldt Institute,…
Illegal mining operations exist in 307 of Colombia’s 1,102 municipalities and cause the Andean nation to lose more than $67.8 million (200 billion pesos) in tax revenue annually, the Colombian…
Locals in a town near the late Pablo Escobar’s Haciendo Napoles have been both intrigued and terrified to find hippos wandering down their streets.
For the second time in one month, Colombians are infuriated over mining plans in one of their country’s most treasured natural sites.