News of chubut

More than 3,000 tourists evacuated as Patagonia battles wildfires

Today 16:47 Some 3,000 tourists evacuated as fire rips through thousands of hectares of forests in Patagonia.

Milei signs deal with Chubut to scrap export duties on conventional oil

20-11-2025 16:50 National government and Chubut Province sign agreement to eliminate export duties on conventional crude oil; Province will revise royalties and companies will maintain their investments.

Football in Argentina

Deportivo Madryn clock up the miles in quest to reach top flight

20-11-2025 00:10 The Aurinegro have a great chance of making history for both the club and all of Patagonia in reaching Argentina’s top flight – but first they’ve got to travel thousands of kilometres in order to do so.

by Dan Edwards

DINOSAUR DISCOVERY

New species of megaraptor discovered in Patagonia

25-09-2025 17:25 The seven-metre predator, found in Chubut Province, lived shortly before the mass extinction some 66 million years ago; Named 'Joaquinraptor casali,' carnivore may have been among the last of its kind.

ENERGY & GAS

PAE confirms shale gas reserves in Chubut Province

15-04-2025 16:51 Pan American Energy to invest US$250 million in project to exploit shale gas findings in Cerro Dragon field, says Chubut Governor Ignacio Torres.

ENVIRONMENT

Hundreds of homes evacuated as Patagonia fires spread

16-01-2025 14:49 Forest fires in Patagonia force evacuation of 200 families, destroying some 2,000 hectares of terrain in the town of Epuyén.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Farmer sentenced for mass penguin slaughter in Argentina's south

21-11-2024 00:12 Unprecedented trial sees farmer Ricardo La Regina given a three-year prison sentence for slaughter of Magellanic penguins eggs and chicks; He is unlikely to serve time behind bars, given Argentina’s penal code.

ARGENTINA

The world's largest dinosaur arrives in Patagonia

09-11-2024 15:18 The world’s largest known dinosaur has found its permanent home in Patagonia. As of Saturday, November 9, the colossal Patagotitan Mayorum, stretching 40 meters in length and standing nine meters tall, will be on display at the Egidio Feruglio Paleontological Museum, inviting awe from all who visit.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Cattle rancher accused of mass penguin slaughter found guilty

07-11-2024 12:47 Unprecedented trial into slaughter of Magellanic penguins eggs and chicks ends in conviction; Ricardo La Regina guilty of causing environmental damage and animal cruelty; Sentence to be announced next week.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Court in Argentina begins trial into 2021 penguin slaughter

30-10-2024 10:42 Trial investigating 2021 slaughter of hundreds of Magellanic penguins in Chubut Province gets underway. Events took place in Punta Tombo, home one of the largest penguin colonies in the world.

COURTS

Ex-Chubut judge who kissed cop-killer acquitted of criminal charges

23-10-2024 15:56 Former Comodoro Rivadavia magistrate Mariel Alejandra Suárez, who lost her job after being caught on CCTV kissing a convict she previously jailed, has been cleared of criminal charges.

AUSTERITY FUNDING ROW

Milei detonates relationship with governors and opens up a war

27-02-2024 21:00 Provincial debt under the spotlight has made the governors seek allies. Who are in the deepest holes? Will the mega-decree be overturned?

by Ramón Indart

POLITICS

Bullrich divides PRO as she backs Milei in Chubut funding row

27-02-2024 16:49 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich intervenes forcefully in the spat between President Javier Milei and Chubut's PRO Governor Ignacio Torres.

POLITICS

Milei criticised for liking Down syndrome tweet mocking governor

27-02-2024 14:58 Latest in a long line of controversies: President Javier Milei in hot water after liking an offensive post on social media mocking Chubut governor that showed him with a disability.

FOREST FIRE

Los Alerces National Park: Fire burns 2,300 hectares amid heat alert

01-02-2024 15:45 Firefighters still suppressing flames ravaging Patagonian national park; Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres alleges blaze was started by RAM Mapuche indigenous group.