Tag: Ecuador
Bird flu update: Outbreaks at farms in Slovakia, Nepal and Bolivia, chickens vaccinated in Ecuador
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been found on a farm in the western part of Slovakia, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said.
Girl infected with bird flu in Ecuador
A human was infected with bird flu in Ecuador. The first was confirmed in a nine-year-old girl in the province of Bolivar.
Endangered Galápagos pink land iguana babies seen for first time
Scientists found eggs and juvenile populations of the critically endangered Galápagos pink land iguana for the first time.
Tortoise and iguana traffickers jailed for one year in Ecuador
Three people were sentenced by an Ecuadoran court on Friday to a year in prison for trafficking 84 giant tortoises and five golden iguanas from the Galapagos islands.
Ecuador investigates the death of four Galapagos giant tortoises
Prosecutors in Ecuador announced an investigation into the deaths of four giant tortoises on the Galapagos Islands.
Investigation launched after MasterChef Ecuador uses wild animals
Cooking program MasterChef Ecuador, filmed in Colombia, offered deer, shark, caiman and capybara as ingredients during an episode, angering animal rights and environmental agencies...