Visitors to the Amazon who expect a "Discovery Channel-like experience" with "jaguars in every tree" and "anacondas on every ...

Tortugero National Park, Costa Rica. By Becky Matsubara from El Sobrante, California - Green-and-Rufous Kingfisher (female), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org ...

Damaging forests can also cause them to produce more carbon than they capture. One of the biggest drivers of deforestation in the Amazon is industrial farming. Setting fire to the forest is one of ...

8 More Interesting Amazon Facts Largest Rainforest: The Amazon rainforest, which spans 40% of South America, is the biggest rainforest on the planet. Production of Oxygen: It generates roughly 20% ...

In Alto Mayo, a forest in Peru, there's more than meets the eye. Conservation International's recent survey of Alto Mayo, which is part of the Amazon, exceeded expectations, with findings that change ...

Have Been the Hottest on Record In recent history, the earth has been experiencing unprecedented heat levels. It hasn't just ...

Since the start of the 21 st century, major planetary ecosystems, like the Amazon rainforest and Antarctica have consistently deteriorated, but within only the past two years, these two major ...

Jan. 9, 2025 — A research team has carried out the most comprehensive assessment to date of how logging and conversion to oil palm plantations affect tropical ...

Baby sloth poses for the camera on the tree. Image via depositphotos.com One of the world’s slowest animal species, the sloth, also resides in the Amazon rainforest. Everything about these animals are ...

Upon closer inspection, they found three large bins filled with Amazon packages, spread across the forest floor. According to a statement from the Lakeville Police Department, no reports of ...