A mass fish die-off in Brazil’s Amazon River region has killed an estimated 20-30 metric tons of fish and other aquatic animals, following one of the worst droughts in Amazonian history. On the night ...
In rural communities living near Brazil’s Juruá River, a tributary of the Amazon River that flows northward through the country, families of fishers take turns in guarding the entrances of oxbow lakes ...
Genetic sequencing research led by the Federal University of Pará charts a route for protecting Amazonian species. Focused on ...
LETICIA – Marciano Flores stood knee-deep in the Amazon River with the rest of his crew, ready to haul in a giant net as a man in a canoe circled in an attempt to drive fish their way. At 69, after a ...
Genetic sequencing research led by the Federal University of Pará charts a route for protecting Amazonian species. Focused on ...
PUERTO NARINO, Colombia — A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river ...
The Amazon River basin is larger than any other on the planet, covering an expanse of over six million square kilometres and is home to a vast abundance and variety of freshwater fish species. 1 While ...
Indigenous communities along the Amazon River are grappling with severe challenges as an unprecedented drought causes water levels to plummet. Unforeseen scarcity is threatening livelihoods and access ...