Amazon Basin: What It Is and Why It Matters
Learn what the Amazon Basin is, why its 7 million square kilometers matter for climate, biodiversity, and people, and what threats it faces today.
Learn what the Amazon Basin is, why its 7 million square kilometers matter for climate, biodiversity, and people, and what threats it faces today.
From a blob-headed catfish to a turquoise poison dart frog, meet five species recently discovered in Peru’s Alto Mayo region and learn why each one matters for conservation.
Discover the green anaconda, the world’s heaviest snake: its Amazon habitat, hunting, breeding ball behavior, size, diet, and the conservation threats it faces.
Discover the Andean Cock-of-the-rock, Peru’s national bird: its brilliant orange plumage, lekking displays, cloud forest habitat, and why its protection matters.
Discover the Amazon parrot genus: 30 species of intelligent, green-plumed birds of the tropical Americas, their habitat, threats, and why forest protection matters.
In the dense heart of the Peruvian Amazon, sunlight trickles down and an ancient giant rises to meet it. The kapok tree, with its impossibly
The hoatzin bird, a creature so unique it defies easy comparison: equal parts prehistoric oddity and specialized marvel of evolution. Known locally as the “stinkbird”
Picture a flash of brilliant blue slicing through the lush emerald canopy of the Amazon rainforest. It’s not just the vibrant color that grabs your
In the still, shadowy waters of Amazonian rivers,the mata mata turtle lies in wait, perfectly still. Its jagged shell could be mistaken for fallen leaves;
Where sunlight falters lives one of nature’s most striking creatures: the pink river dolphin. Its delicate, blush-tinted form moves with grace, navigating a labyrinth of
