Earth.com

When local communities manage protected Amazon rainforest areas, good things happen

Local patrols in the Amazon are leading a conservation success story, protecting forests and wildlife against growing threats ...
USA Today

New anaconda species said to be largest ever found during filming of Will Smith docuseries

A giant anaconda species thought to be the largest in the world has been captured deep in the Amazon of Ecuador by a team of scientists from The University of Queensland. “The size of these ...
Mongabay

Endemic fish wiped out in Brazilian Amazon hydroelectric dam area, study finds

The construction of the Balbina hydroelectric dam in the Brazilian Amazon led to the loss of seven endemic fish species in the Uatumã River, researchers have found. The hydroelectric dam has ...
Reuters

In Brazil's Amazon, drought affects locals' access to food and water

MANACAPURU, Brazil, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Some rivers winding through Brazil's vast Amazon rainforest have piled up with dead fish in recent days as a worsening drought has led water levels to fall, ...
Yakima Herald-Republic

Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

PUERTO NARINO, Colombia (AP) — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of ...
Reuters

New species of Amazon anaconda, world's largest snake, discovered

Feb 29 (Reuters) - Researchers in the Amazon have discovered the world's largest snake species - an enormous green anaconda - in Ecuador's rainforest that split off from its closest relatives 10 ...