A 14-year-old policy to encourage sustainable logging in Peru's Amazonian forest has unwittingly led to large-scale plundering, a study said Thursday.
Environment
Apr 17, 2014
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Scientists have discovered a new species of lizard at a national park in Peru, experts said on Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Mar 12, 2014
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More than 400 dead dolphins were found last month on the Pacific Ocean beaches where twice that amount were encountered in 2012, Peruvian officials said Monday.
Ecology
Feb 3, 2014
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A new coral species, Psammogorgia hookeri, has been collected by scuba divers from rocky ledges at depths to 25 meters in Peru's Paracas National Reserve. The corals' hand-sized colonies are slightly smaller than the colonies ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2014
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Three beautiful new lizards from the Andes of Peru have been delimited and discovered using different lines of evidences by Peruvian and American biologists from San Marcos and Brigham Young universities respectively. The ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 18, 2013
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The true potential of Peruvian anchovy lies not in fishmeal but as food for people and as part of the ocean food web, according to Canadian and Peruvian researchers.
Ecology
Nov 13, 2013
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Peru's air force has said it is reviving a department to research anomalous aerial phenomena—in other words, UFO sightings.
Space Exploration
Oct 19, 2013
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Peru has dramatically increased its sales of shark fins to Asia, triggering the slaughter of about 15,000 dolphins a year used as bait, officials said Friday.
Ecology
Oct 19, 2013
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Drones are most often associated with assassinations in remote regions of Pakistan and Yemen but in Peru, unmanned aircraft are being used to monitor crops and study ancient ruins.
Engineering
Aug 15, 2013
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Real estate developers using heavy machinery tore down a 20-foot (6-meter) tall pyramid at the oldest archaeological site near Peru's country's capital, cultural officials said Wednesday.
Archaeology
Jul 3, 2013
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