The anaconda Project started in 1992 as a multi-institution project involving the Convention for the International Trade of endangered Species (CITES), Profauna (the Venezuelan Fish and Wildlife Service) and The Wildlife Conservation Society (WSC)

Essays and Opinion articles

Rivas, J. A. 2008 US should modify displacement behavior. Lexington Herald Leader. XX

Rivas, J. A. 2008 Displacement Behavior and Stockholm Syndrome in the US "LEFT": Why They Can't Get Their Heads Around the Bolivarian Revolution. The Axis of Logic January. http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_25848.shtml

Rivas, J. A., 2007, What is the path to Socialism Revolution or Evolution?: The Axis of Logic, v. July http://axisoflogic.com/cgi-bin/exec/view.pl?archive=157&num=24876

Rivas, J. A., 2007, Environmental Conservation and Socialism. A Conservationist Manifesto for the Venezuela's revolution: The Axis of Logic, v. July http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_25003.shtml

Rivas, J. A., 2007, What is wrong with Pain Killers, NPR, the Democractic Party and Conservation Biologists?: The Axis of Logic, v. October http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_25333.shtml

Rivas, J. A. (2007). "The immigration problem: What problem? Whose problem?" The Axis of Logic August http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_25139.shtml .

Rivas, J. A., 2006, Understanding the minds of the neocons: Oil wars, attacks on the Venezuelan revolution and the corruption of US democracy: Vheadlines, v. Available at http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=63506

Rivas, J. A. 2005. Comparing Ecuador and Venezuela: Similar Opposition, Very Different Governments. Venezuelanalysis April available at http://www.anacondas.org/essays/lucio.htm