Wildlife Society: Wild Cam - Conserving Mangy Camelids in the Andes
April 07, 2026
April 07, 2026
BETHESDA, Maryland, April 7 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news:
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Wild Cam: Conserving mangy camelids in the Andes
High in Peru's southern Andes, Alynn Martin was up early in the morning with the locals to round up vicunas from the surrounding arid plateau for haircuts. With a cup of tea made from coca leaves - the same plant used to produce cocaine--to treat altitude sickness, Martin watched th . . .
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Wild Cam: Conserving mangy camelids in the Andes
High in Peru's southern Andes, Alynn Martin was up early in the morning with the locals to round up vicunas from the surrounding arid plateau for haircuts. With a cup of tea made from coca leaves - the same plant used to produce cocaine--to treat altitude sickness, Martin watched th . . .