Based in Bolivia

Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi

A Non-profit

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Organization Details

CIWY is a Bolivian organization that works in defense of animal rights and environmental justice; it was founded in 1992. It manages three wild animal refuges in different parts of the Bolivian Amazon. Work at the refuges is dedicated to caring for, rehabilitating and re-releasing where possible a wide range of rescued species. CIWY is also devoted to the education of environmental awareness within the country's youth.

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Impact Story

Don Juancho, el jaguar ciego del parque Ambue Ari

La Comunidad Inti Wara Yasi recibió en 2009 a un jaguar enfermo de 20 años y decidieron cambiar su vida. Hoy es un personaje entrañable que disfruta la música de Bob Dylan.

The full article can be found here: http://www.paginasiete.bo/gente/2014/9/24/juancho-jaguar-ciego-parque-ambue-33079.html