These vicuñas are awaiting a haircut at Pulario in Bolivia. Daniel Maydana This story was first published on Mongabay.com as part of its Latin American Wildlife Trade series Corsino Huallata Ibarra ...

Jhonn Gonzales etches the attack plan into the dirt. His lookout gives a nod from behind binoculars, and the troop fans out silently across the parched plains. Then, commotion as the target appears: ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the ultimate winter wardrobe pick-me-up, invest in a layer made out of one of the most luxurious and rare materials in the ...

Every year, Peru carries out the chaccu, when vicuñas (wild relatives of the llama) are sheared for their wool. It happens in the final week of June at Pampa Galeras-Bárbara d'Achille Natural Reserve, ...

Approximately 5,000 vicuñas have been found dead over the past five years, skinned and stripped of their valuable fur to supply an illicit international trade — possibly including China. Identifying ...

This story was first published on Mongabay.com as part of its Latin American Wildlife Trade series. Corsino Huallata Ibarra was helping his parents round up their herd of llamas at their home in the ...