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Animal charity Humane Society International Latin America to become "Humane World for Animals” to better encompass mission

SAN JOSÉ (14 Feb. 2025) ― Animal charity Humane Society International Latin America today announced its rebrand to Humane World for Animals to establish clarity in its mission to create lasting change

Scarlet Macaw, bird, in their rehabilitation cage
Humane Society International supports Guatemalan authorities with training for their fight against wildlife trafficking

PETEN, Guatemala—Responsive to the threat that illegal trafficking poses to wildlife in Guatemala, Humane Society International and its local partner Asociacion Rescate y Conservacion de Vida

More than 60 pets receive free veterinary care in Tortuguero, Costa Rica

TORTUGUERO, Costa Rica—Humane Society International/Latin America recently provided free veterinary care to dozens of dogs and cats in Tortuguero, a small but much visited community in northeastern

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Relief at IWC as proposals to resume commercial whaling and to justify killing whales as a food security solution are withdrawn in the face of defeat

LIMA, Peru—Attempts to bring back commercial whaling both directly and under the guise of food security have both failed at the 69 th International Whaling Commission meeting in Peru this week, to the

Threatened scarlet macaws regain their freedom in the Guatemalan jungle

PETEN, Guatemala―Once the transport cages were opened, a multicolored plumage again adorned the jungle in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve, in Guatemala. Nineteen scarlet macaws ( Ara macao cyanoptera), an

Sobrevivientes del tráfico ilegal de vida silvestre extienden sus alas en reserva natural guatemalteca

PETEN, Guatemala—Un grupo de 41 loros de diferentes especies (Amazona autumnalis y Amazona alfibrons), icónicas para el país y la región latinoamericana, fueron liberados en la Reserva de la Biosfera

Survivors of illegal wildlife trafficking spread their wings in Guatemalan nature preserve

PETEN, Guatemala—A group of 41 parrots of different species (Amazona autumnalis and Amazona alfibrons), iconic in the Latin American region, were released in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve after they

Wild birds and mammals return to the Mayan Biosphere Reserve after being rescued from illegal trafficking

PETEN, Guatemala—Multiple mammals and birds have been released back into the Guatemalan rainforest after being rescued and rehabilitated from incidents of illegal trafficking and cruelty. Asociacion