Poconã, Brazil — The Pantanal wetlands in western Brazil are famed as a paradise of biodiversity, but these days they have enormous clouds of smoke billowing over them, as raging wildfires reduce vast ...

Brazil is an extraordinary destination for wildlife enthusiasts, offering some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. From the lush Amazon rainforest to the idyllic islands of Fernando de ...

Smoke clouds billow over Brazil's Pantanal wetlands - Copyright AFP HENRY NICHOLLS Smoke clouds billow over Brazil's Pantanal wetlands - Copyright AFP HENRY NICHOLLS ...

Indigenous communities, the government and civil society organizations are working to identify the status and whereabouts of animals in one of the most deforested states of the Brazilian Amazon.

Some 475 million vertebrate animals die on Brazilian roads every year - Copyright AFP TERCIO TEIXEIRA In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every ...

With its elongated nose, 60cm-long tongue and wiry, feather-duster tail, it’s hard to see a giant anteater as anything more than the fever dream of a desperate cartoonist. My guide Dai Scapini has ...

Scientists have identified a new coronavirus in Brazilian bats which carries a key genetic feature also found in Sars-Cov-2, ...

The impacts of Brazil’s railway network on wildlife are little known to researchers, system operators and the government itself, but the few studies done show high rates of wildlife kills. One study ...