"Every hectare protected here means more space for jaguars to roam." Officials take bold action to protect one-of-a-kind ...

Scientists have discovered a new wasp species in the Amazon rain forests of Peru. According to a newly published study in ZooKeys Journal, the discovery was made at the Allpahuayo-Mishana National ...

But scientists don't yet know its full effects on other forest animals in the Amazon, where more than 10,000 species of plants and animals are at a high risk of extinction due to destruction of ...

The Amazon Rainforest, often referred to as the “lungs of the Earth,” plays an essential role in our planet’s ecosystem. Its ...

Using statistical models, the scientists then quantified how 31 land mammal species had used selected areas of Amazon Rainforest and isolated patches of Cerrado, and which they preferred.

For the study, the researchers conducted camera trap surveys of land-based mammals in four protected areas of the southern Brazilian Amazon, which is a mixture of rainforest and natural Cerrado, or ...

There are six species of caiman and four of them live in the Amazon rainforest. Although some species are fairly small, the largest — the black caiman — can reach 13 feet long.

A colorful species of spider that was previously unknown to science has been discovered in the Amazon Rainforest.. Scientists found the new species of giant crab spider at a research station ...

A rainfrog, an amphibious mouse, and a “blob-headed” fish are only some of the 27 new species discovered deep Peru’s Amazon rainforest.During a survey in 2022, a team from Conservation ...

Scientists working in the Amazon rainforest have discovered a new species of snake, rumored to be the biggest in the world. A team from the University of Queensland traveled to the Ecuadorian ...