The worst-affected areas were the regions of Meta, Caqueta, Guaviare and Putumayo — all within the so-called Amazon Arc, a high-deforestation corridor where illegal cattle ranching, land ...

The national meteorological agency said pasture expansion for cattle, illicit crops, illegal mining, and unregulated infrastructure development were to blame. The data was released just a month ...

Colombia’s government has reported a sharp overall rise in deforestation in the country’s Amazon rainforest for last year, reversing much of the progress made during a historic low in 2023.

MARTIN, S.D. – Two Bennett County ranchers were taken straight from a courtroom to a jail cell in a case that involved mistreatment of cattle and the false branding and attempted sale of animals ...