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Poachers return to the southern Andes killing thousands of vicuñas

Poachers return to the southern Andes killing thousands of vicuñas

The silent massacres continue as fur poachers return to the southern Andes. Without mercy they kill and skin the endangered animals for their fur to smuggle to Argentina for sale on international markets. Lack of government protection of wilderness reserves leave locals without help.

October 16, 2009 | News, Opinion

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Dangers of Andean Travel

Dangers of Andean Travel

Over a year ago I illustrated the dangers of travel in the Andes with a series of roadsigns that would scare even the most experienced driver. Today I can illustrate it with photos of the recked remains of a taxi that drove off the road into a ravine. This is a daily occurance in Peru – though only bus-fulls of dead are enough to make the news, albeit briefly.

November 30, 2007 | Opinion

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