The government of Peru has declared a state of emergency in the southern Andes after brutally low temperatures killed tens of thousands of alpacas, according to The Associated Press. The government is ...

Officials in Peru are scrambling to help farmers of one of the country’s most emblematic animals, after unusually cold weather killed more than 170,000 alpacas earlier this month. Heavy snowfall and ...

Community members in Alto Mayo, Peru, are protecting 4,000 hectares (nearly 10,000 acres) of unique wetland forest by combining sustainable ecotourism, scientific research and participatory management ...

Jack Ravert giggled as he ran away from a trio of alpacas pursuing the cup of feed he held in his hand — the 7-year-old was the victim of what the Black Barn Alpaca Ranch’s owners called an “alpaca ...