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Petro’s mockery of Senator Barrera and his horse sparks outrage

By The City Paper Staff - March 20, 2025

Colombian President Gustavo Petro faced backlash for mocking Casanare Senator Alirio Barrera’s grief over his horse’s death. Critics condemned Petro’s remark as cruel and a deflection from his labor reform’s failure, highlighting his tendency to replace debate with personal attacks on social media.

Colombia’s Fernando Trujillo named Nat Geo’s 2024 Explorer of the Year

By The City Paper Staff - May 13, 2024

Colombian biologist and environmentalist Fernando Trujillo has been named the National Geographic Society’s 2024 Explorer of the Year. Trujillo’s Omacha Foundation works in the Colombian Amazonia to protect the pink river dolphin.

Animal rights activists protest outside Colombia's Congress. Photo: Daniel Eduardo Rojas Sánchez.

Colombia could end bullfighting as Congress debates total ban

By The City Paper Staff - March 30, 2023

Animal rights activists and movements are pressuring Congressional lawmakers for a total ban on bullfighting and “cultural events” involving cruelty to animals, including the coastal spectacle: corralejas.

Colombia busts animal trafficking network, 21 arrested

By The City Paper Staff - April 13, 2022

Colombia’s Attorney General’s Office announced that it has dismantled an extensive animal trafficking network that sold many endangered species to private collectors.

Colombia’s Green Iguana threatened by Easter poaching

By Richard Emblin - April 12, 2022

The Green Iguana’s population comes under threat every Lent as this species is hunted for its meat and eggs. Iguanas on the coast are eaten as a substitute for fish and chicken.

Colombia’s Constitutional Court to rule on Habeas Corpus for endangered captive bear

By Richard Emblin - January 22, 2020

A ruling by Colombia’s Constitutional Court could grant an endangered Andean bear unprecedented rights and order its return to a natural habitat.

Bogotá Mayor Claudia López retires 108 canines from TransMilenio duties

By The City Paper Staff - January 14, 2020

Sniffer dogs will no longer patrol Bogotá’s TransMilenio stations after Mayor Claudia López reversed a security strategy citing health concerns for these animals.

Bogotá becomes “zoolidarious” with Capital Animal

By The City Paper Staff - November 20, 2018

During the next two months, Bogotá hosts Capital Animal, a cultural festival to raise awareness of the ethical treatment of animals.

Animals are not the only victims of global wildlife crime

By Guest Contributor - June 6, 2016

The illicit trade in wildlife is estimated to be above US$19 billion. But the cost is much more profound in human terms – sowing death, corruption, insecurity and poverty.