The Sira Currasow is a critically endangered bird that lives only in the high altitude tropical forests of the Cerros del Sira mountain range in central Peru.
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Major expedition uncovers new species in Madid Park, Bolivia
ID Madidi will explore 14 sites throughout Madidi National Park over the next year and a half. At their first study site, the researchers found a new species of frog. With two sites under their belt, they’ve recorded 60 vertebrates not known to inhabit the park.
Scientists discover new primate in the embattled heart of the Amazon
Rivers create species. Now, scientists have discovered a new primate that also appears to follow this rule, blocked off from his cousins by a confluence of rivers in the Peruvian Amazon.
Researchers find ‘hidden tapestry’ of plant chemicals in Amazon forest
The Amazon rainforest might seem like a massive expanse of monotonous green. However, a recent study has found that within this monotony lies a kaleidoscope of chemicals unique to all the different plant species of the forest.
Do you know the only bear in South America? Know it in this video
A prolonged sighting with film footage in the montane grasslands of Apolo of one of Madidi´s flagship species, the Andean or spectacled bear (Tremarctos ornatus).
Videos reveal rare birds, wild monkeys, and jaguar family in oil-exploited park
Camera trap videos from Yasuni National Park shows off rarely seen species like the rufous-vented ground cuckoo and the short-eared dog as well as odd behavior, like sloths licking salt from the ground.
Photos: expedition to Amazon’s white sands may have found new primate
Most people think of the Amazon rainforest as a huge and homogenous ecosystem. However, within the Amazon rainforest lie a myriad of distinct ecosystems, sporting unique characteristics and harboring endemic species.