There is a reason people say you should never travel alone in the Amazon rainforest. As you go deeper into the jungle, the ...

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) scientists working in the vast Amazon Basin have contributed more than 57,000 camera trap images for a new study published in the journal Ecology by an ...

The transformation of the Amazon and Atlantic rainforests into savanna-like environments will change the makeup of both the flora and the fauna of these biomes. A study by Brazilian researchers ...

As flames burn through Brazil’s rainforest, its inhabitants are at risk of losing their homes. The fires pose a serious threat to the Amazon’s delicate balance of ecosystems, putting pressure on ...

Recent studies led by an international consortium of researchers, including scientists from the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance and the Museo de Historia Natural de la Universidad Nacional Mayor de ...

MAMIRAUÁ RESERVE, Brazil—A hoarse sound abruptly wakes visitors staying at a floating house that serves as a base for environmentalists on the Jaraua river in the Amazon rainforest. During flood ...

The legal and illegal wildlife trade continues to escalate in tandem with increasing Chinese investment in South America’s Amazon region, mirroring a similar China trafficking trend that devastated ...

On Earth, there are a handful of places that can truly be called “one of a kind.” The Amazon rainforest is one of those truly magical places. The Amazon River basin is like a real-life treasure chest ...

Falling deforestation alerts in the Brazilian Amazon are cautiously encouraging. If forest clearing continues to decline, the benefits could reach far beyond carbon storage and climate policy. For ...