(Reuters) -For more than five decades as violent conflict raged through Colombia's highlands and rainforests, wildlife thrived. From brilliantly colored orchids to tiger-striped frogs, scientists have ...

Eighty of Pablo Escobar’s “cocaine hippos” will be killed by wildlife officials in Colombia in an effort to control the ...

Two newborn pumas and a convalescing porcupine share a room in the home of the Zapata family, which has renounced livestock farming to focus on stewardship of the Colombian Amazon and its animals ...

As he trots through the capital’s busy bus station, Dino, a black Labrador mix, stops at a mound of luggage and begins to paw and whine at a lumpy tow-sack. The two-year-old pup could be confused with ...

LOS FARALLONES DE CALI, Colombia — The park ranger trudged through the red mud, beneath the fog-covered Andean mountains he is tasked with protecting, on a path leading to the biggest threat facing ...

Colombia has introduced an AI-powered wildlife monitoring system called WingSentry, aimed at protecting bird populations ...

Colombian citizens have voted for their new leader. Gustavo Petro will be the country’s first-ever left-wing president. His win comes after a strong, long-brewing dissatisfaction from voters with the ...

Colombia plans to euthanize hippos as their population surges, threatening ecosystems and increasing environmental and ...

Veterinarian Eliana Hernandez treats a porcupine's injured paw at a wildlife center in the rural Las Mercedes community of Tocaima, Colombia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. The shelter is a transit home for ...