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the neotropical river otter, and humans. This competition, combined with other threats, places them among the top 10 endangered animals in the Amazon rainforest. Red bald uakari (Cacajao calvus ...

Giant otter standing on log in the peruvian Amazon jungle at Madre de Dios Peru. Image via Depositphotos. Rainforest Expeditions offers an excellent opportunity to encounter Giant River Otters. Lucky ...

These birds are widespread throughout the Amazon rainforest. However, they can be somewhat hard ... When she is not writing about, or rescuing, animals, Trina can be found watching otter videos on ...

Their excrement feeds vast plumes of phytoplankton, which in turn captures carbon dioxide (four times as much as the Amazon rainforest ... Sharing books such as Dear Earth, by Isabel Otter, will ...

A controversial amendment to Peru's forestry law is sparking outrage, as it eliminates the need for state authorization before converting forest land, potentially accelerating Amazon deforestation.

Peru holds the second-largest share of Amazon rainforest after Brazil, with over 70 million hectares—about 60 percent of Peru’s territory, according to nonprofit Rainforest Trust. It’s one ...

The cattle farmers seek out new pastures, pushing the agricultural frontier ever deeper into the rainforest. “The Amazon offers far more land than anywhere else. There are over 50 million ...

A recent amendment to Peru's Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon rainforest ...

Thousands of fires are currently wreaking havoc in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. Many of them have been blazing for months, and it could take months more still to put them out. Although fires ...

Gregg Brandalise was inspired to tell the story of how Dorothy Stang, a Catholic nun, fought for 40 years to save the Amazon rainforest and its people after watching the documentary ...