Recent heavy rains in Ecuador have meant over 3,000 rural families affected in the Santa Ana District after the main river in the zone burst its banks. Crops were absolutely destroyed by the flooding and many animals are currently suffering skin infect...
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The plume of ash and smoke stretches miles into the atmosphere The eruption of the San Cristobal volcano on Wednesday December 26th, 2012 caused the Nicaraguan authorities to order the evacuation of several hundred people living near it –most of them...
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Reported from the field: Carlos Quesada Close to 8,300 animals in Haiti, and the families who depend on them, were helped by WSPA in this vulnerable Caribbean country, hit by the Isaac Tropical Storm last week. One-by-one farmers from Bonga and Grand F...
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Yesterday, at 8.42 local time, a powerful earthquake hit Guanacaste, a popular tourist destination in Costa Rica, known for its pristine beaches and nature and marine reserves. A tsunami alert was instantly declared bringing fears of widespread catastr...
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We walked through Angono village today on elevated, makeshift bridges the community built to cope with flood waters. They stand about five feet above the ground, over stagnant, brackish water that pushes up against people’s homes. Mosquito larvae and...
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There has been extensive flooding in Haiti after Tropical Storm ‘Isaac’ passed over the southern part of the country at the weekend. Our colleagues have travelled to Haiti to assess the situation of almost 28,000 animals who are believed to be at r...
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Already weak, emaciated pigs and other livestock will struggle to survive the winter without proper food or outside help. Since our last update, our response team in Thailand have been given the green light to provide emergency feed and assistance to t...
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Our response team based in India has been busy working in Assam, alongside the Department of Animal Husbandry and community leaders to help farmers and animal owners in the flood hit areas. So far we have set up six of the seven planned veterinary heal...
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Flowing an assessment of some of the most flood affected districts in Assam, India, WSPA has responded with immediate veterinary care and feed supply to protect the farm animals (mainly pigs, goats and cows) affected in the Dhemaji district. Approximat...
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Vietnam An estimated 65,000 people in the Yên Thủy district in Vietnam are being affected by drought. These communities rely almost entirely on agriculture (crops and livestock) for their livelihoods. The damage to crops and less grass or hay means ...
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As part of its commitment to supporting the community and lifestock in Chihuahua, WSPA is investing in water management for the drought-stricken area of Chihuahua, in the north of Mexico, where livestock continues to struggle for survival. Following ou...
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While our work continues assisting farmers and their livestock in drought-stricken regions of northern Mexico, we have also been monitoring an area of the country that is under threat of a possible volcanic eruption. The Popocatépetl volcano, located ...
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