Nena Baltazar

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Nena Baltazar
Born
Tania Baltazar Lugones

1972 (age 5152)
Known for Environmental activism
TitlePresident of Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (2010–present)
Board member of Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi
AwardsPrize for Women's Creativity in Rural Life (Women's World Summit Foundation) [1]

Tania "Nena" Baltazar Lugones (born October 31, 1972) is the co-founder and president of Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi, a non-governmental organization that runs three wildlife sanctuaries in Bolivia. [2] [3] Since the organization's founding in 1992, Baltazar has grown the organization from a single sanctuary with a few rescued animals to become Bolivia's foremost wildlife protection body, caring for more than 500 animals from fifty different species. Animals there have been rescued from illegal wildlife tade, habitat loss, and illegal hunting. [4] [5] [6]

Baltazar has said she draws inspiration from the work of Jane Goodall. [6]

Notes

  1. Press release. Women's World Summit Foundation archived from the original
  2. "Our Team". Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  3. León, Yvonne (May 6, 2020). "Con amor desde la selva, los voluntarios de CIWY que resisten la pandemia junto a los animales". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  4. García Muñoz, Marlenne (August 16, 2019). "El mejor abrazo es respetar su libertad". El Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  5. Fernandez Rios, Marco (June 19, 2019). "Historias desde la selva". La Razon Bolivia (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Tania Baltazar Lugones (Nena)". Animal Bank (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2021.


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