Aid for alpacas

Alpacas have been raised in the Andes region for centuries. Docile and easy to domesticate, their wool is highly-prized by fashion designers.

For centuries, the alpaca has sustained the indigenous people of the Andean highlands in Peru, Bolivia and northern Chile.

The animal has become a symbol of this snow-capped region, but farmers in Peru are concerned that wool quality is declining and fear that the genetic pool of the world's largest alpaca industry may deteriorate dramatically. More...

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