Ecuadorians have voted to ban oil drilling in one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, the Yasuní National Park, situated in the Amazon rainforest. With more than 92% of the votes counted, ...
A new species of bacteria of the genus Bartonella has been found in the Amazon National Park in the state of Pará, Brazil, in phlebotomine insects, also known as sand flies. This type of insect is ...
If you liked this story, share it with other people. Brazil’s Supreme Court upheld a law removing 862 hectares (2,130 acres) from Jamanxim National Park, clearing a legal obstacle for the proposed ...
Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park, along the banks of the Napo River, shows how biodiversity can thrive when humans don’t interfere. A butterfly sits perched on the shell of an endangered yellow-spotted ...