The Amazon Rainforest is home to some of the most exotic and beautiful animal life on the planet. Recently, scientists have discovered another rainforest resident deep within Brazil’s palm-dense Juruá ...

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants ...

In the dry season ranchers and land speculators set fires to clear deforested woodland for pasture. Blazes can rage out of control, fueled by the swirling wind and dry foliage. Wildlife flee from the ...

As nighttime settled over the rainforest of northeastern Peru, a “dwarf”-like mammal moved through the tree branches and began climbing across an artificial bridge. Its passage set off a nearby trail ...