offered to broadcast this spot on local television. Recently when the animation film “Rio” was being shown at cinemas in Bolivia this animated spot preceded the film. Readers can view this spot, which is in Spanish, on U-Tube at http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=cRKAE_7IUKQ). Note the PSUK logo at the end. The greatest success came in the


department of Beni, where the critically endangered Blue-throated Macaw occurs. A presentation was given to law enforcement officials, and Beni government staff, which concluded with the mayor of Beni promising to appoint a police officer specifically to stop illegal wildlife trade in the department. The mayor of the city of Cochabamba also promised to allocate resources to stopping the illegal trade in wildlife there.


In addition, as a result of the


presentations, the Direcion General de Biodiversidad (DGB), the Bolivian National Environment agency, will work closely with Armonía and include in their official manual a section on illegal wildlife trade with information on threatened species in Bolivia, illegal trade activities and measures to deter the trade. The project in Bolivia has had its


successes and the team at Armonia will continue in its efforts to get existing legislation enforced and extended. One other positive outcome is that conservationists in Peru, where illegal trade in wildlife is also a problem with its main cause the failure to enforce legislation, have decided to emulate the work in Bolivia.


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