Colombia currently has more than 4 million stray dogs in many cities. In addition to stray dogs, there are many stray cats that roam the streets. This is a big problem because these animals are put in ...

In this Oct. 4, 2018 photo, a Harpy Eagle gives an intense look at the camera, at its enclosure at the Biopark "La Reserva" in Cota, Colombia. The eagle was rescue one month ago by Colombian Air Force ...

More than 59,000 wild animals are illegally captured each year in Colombia and smuggled to Bogota, a city that has become a hub for the exotic species trade. In 2012 alone, Colombia’s environmental ...

In his free time, Ivan Valencia documents animals rescued from traffickers to champion these creatures and expose the industry. Photographs by Ivan Valencia Text by Evelyn Nieves Ivan Valencia grew up ...

Colombia recognized animals' legal protection with Law 84 of 1989, by which the State adopted the National Statute for the Protection of Animals. This protection for non-human beings as especially ...

Experts have revealed the extent of illegal wildlife trafficking in Colombia, highlighting an underreported but lucrative income source for criminal organizations, only exceeded by drugs, arms and ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia on Tuesday began the sterilization of hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late drug kingpin Pablo Escobar in the 1980s. Two male ...

The wildlife trade is the third-most-lucrative criminal enterprise. May 28, 2013 — -- In the bustling streets of a Colombian village, colorful exotic birds, monkeys and sloths, all animals that ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — On the outskirts of Colombia’s capital red macaws share a nature reserve with ocelots and black-headed parrots. A white-crested harpy eagle whistles at schoolchildren who walk on a ...