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MEDELLÍN, Colombia—On a scorching Saturday in February, hundreds of young men and women in Medellín stripped down to their swimsuit bottoms, slathered themselves in black and red paint, and sprawled ...

An 8-mile stretch of rock art at Serrania La Lindosa depicts Ice Age megafauna including horses and three-toed hoofed mammals with trunks that vanished from South America thousands of years ago. These ...

Villa Lorena, in southwestern Colombia, is an animal refuge like no other. There are four lions, nine Bengal tigers, jaguars, cougars, a crocodile, a speckled bear and an ostrich. There's a chimpanzee ...

In his free time, Ivan Valencia documents animals rescued from traffickers to champion these creatures and expose the industry. Photographs by Ivan Valencia Text by Evelyn Nieves Ivan Valencia grew up ...

Experts have revealed the extent of illegal wildlife trafficking in Colombia, highlighting an underreported but lucrative income source for criminal organizations, only exceeded by drugs, arms and ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian officials on Monday authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos roaming freely through a region in the center of the country, where they threaten villagers and ...

Colombia’s invasive hippos, descended from animals once kept by Pablo Escobar, continue to raise difficult questions about ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - On the outskirts of Colombia’s capital red macaws share a nature reserve with ocelots and black-headed parrots. A white-crested harpy eagle whistles at schoolchildren who walk ...

Colombia currently has more than 4 million stray dogs in many cities. In addition to stray dogs, there are many stray cats that roam the streets. This is a big problem because these animals are put in ...