Study reveals the loss of mammals, birds and chelonians in most of islands formed by the creation of Lake Balbina in the Brazilian state of Amazon.
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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).
What it is at stake in the Framework of Biodiversity sanctioned by Dilma?
Government sanctioned regulations for sharing of benefits from the commercial exploitation of species of plants and animals. Organizations asked the full veto of the text.
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.
The Amazon rainforest is the last hope to save tapirs
Many species of large herbivores may become extinct. The Amazon has ideal conditions to preserve one.
Three manatees have been rescued in the Amazon state, Brazil, this year
And this is not good news because it means that the animal removed from the free-living has little chance of returning to live in nature.
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.
Loreto: Exploitation of açai in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve
The first contract of sustainable use of huasai -small round fruit of Amazon palm that surprises for its nutritional properties- was signed in Loreto.
Manu National Park: hidden cameras recorded species in their natural environment
Thanks to the installation of 60 hidden cameras, the Red TEAM-Network managed to register more than 20,000 images of various terrestrial species in Manu National Park, which consolidates the place as the most biodiverse area of the world.
‘River wolves’ recover in Peruvian park, but still remain threatened
A new study in PLOS ONE finds that the species’ population has recovered to full capacity in most of its habitat in Manu National Park in Peru.