Each year thousands of imperiled animals — from orphaned baby monkeys and tiger cubs to parrots and sloths — are illegally plucked from wild and sold as exotic pets across Mexico. Last year the

Each year thousands of imperiled animals — from orphaned baby monkeys and tiger cubs to parrots and sloths — are illegally plucked from wild and sold as exotic pets across Mexico. Last year the Center’s undercover investigation and report proved it happens often and blatantly, without consequences. Take action: Urge Mexico authorities to crack down on wildlife trafficking and protect biodiversity from heartless traffickers. Please share the video and action widely: https://act.biologicaldiversity.org/RgV8T-J6N0Ck6MgGIw3GiA2 Read our report on wildlife tracking in Mexico: https://biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/Mexico-wildlife-trafficking/ This interview with the Center's Alejandro Olivera is an excerpt from British public broadcast service Channel 4's Unreported World. Find the full program, with transcripts, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49Qq7cqWfbw ------------ About the Center: The Center for Biological Diversity is a 501c3 nonprofit headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. At the Center, we believe that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature — to the existence in our world of a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. Because diversity has intrinsic value, and because its loss impoverishes society, we work to secure a future for all species, great and small, hovering on the brink of extinction. We do so through science, law and creative media, with a focus on protecting the lands, waters and climate that species need to survive. We want those who come after us to inherit a world where the wild is still alive. Where to find us: WEBSITE: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/centerforbiodiv FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/centerforbiodiv INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/centerforbiodiv TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@centerforbiodiv/ TAKE ACTION: https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/action/ For questions or media inquiries, email us at [email protected].

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Celebracion del Wajxaqib Baatz 27 de Marzo 2012 Belejeb Tzi Guatemala

Don Alejandro Cirilo Pérez, Wakatel Utiw (Wandering Wolf), is Quiche Maya from the highlands of Guatemala.

Celebracion del Wajxaqib Baatz 27 de Marzo 2012 Belejeb Tzi Guatemala

Don Alejandro Cirilo Pérez, Wakatel Utiw (Wandering Wolf), is Quiche Maya from the highlands of Guatemala. Wandering Wolf serves as: leader of the National Mayan Council of Elders of Guatemala; Day Keeper of the Mayan Calendar; 13th generation Quiche Mayan Spiritual Leader; a founder and Grand Elder of the Continental Council of Elders & Spiritual Guides of the Americas; Extraordinary Ambassador in the Guatemalan government representing the indigenous pueblos; and an international lecturer on Mayan culture.His mathematical provenance extends to the traditional and elegant mathematics of the Mayan Long Count Calendar, which culminates in the Mayan year “Zero,” or approximately 2012 in the Gregorian calendar. Grandfather Cirilo holds the great honor of keeping sacred the teachings, visions, ceremonies and prophecies of the Maya people.

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