Madre de Dios also has over 500 species of birds, over 1000 species of butterflies and 151 species of dragonflies.
Tag: biodiversity
Loreto: The fourth liberation of Amazonian manatees rescued was performed
Yesterday the fourth liberation of four Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) was performed in Moena lake, located in the basin of the Yanuayacu river, a buffer zone of the Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Community Regional Conservation Area.
ScienceCodex: New electric fish genus and species discovered in Brazil’s Rio Negro
Scientists reports that they have discovered a new genus and species of electric knifefish in several tributaries of the Negro River in the Amazonas, State of Brazil.
Small monkeys take over when big primates have been hunted
Research has shown that small monkeys in hunted forests exhibit compensatory growth in the absence of larger primates. In other words, when larger monkeys are removed, population densities of small monkeys can skyrocket.
Brief tree lives are linked to the Amazon biodiversity
According to a new study headed by Tim Baker and published in the journal Ecology Letters, short durations between tree generations strongly correlate to highly biodiverse clades.
Several Amazonian tree frog species discovered, where only two existed before
Researchers used a combination of genetics, morphology, and acoustics to examine tree frog species. Of the eleven potentially new species they found, the authors are certain that at least four are completely new to science.
FAN: Communities produce wild cocoa in the Bolivian Amazon
The Association of Producers and Collectors of Cocoa in Baures, Bolivia, in 2012 produced nearly 1715 tons of wild cacao.
Loreto: The work of rescue animals in the Peruvian Amazon
For seven years the Amazon Rescue Center (CREA) has traveled through the rainforest of Loreto looking for animals in captivity, in order to rehabilite them and then return them to nature.
The truth about the Giant South American turtle (Podocnemis expansa)
This freshwater chelonian lives in the Amazon river and its tributaries, which extend in the territories of Guyana, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Venezuela.
Loreto: Rescue Center raises awareness about the preservation of the Amazon biodiversity
Amazon Rescue Center works to conserve and promote sustainable use of resources and Amazonian ecosystems, through rescue, rehabilitation and release of endangered species.