The vast tropical forest nations of Brazil and Indonesia are both home to millions of people, including Indigenous ...

The veery, a North American bird, was found for the first time on a Brazilian island — a sighting with potential conservation ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a report Wednesday highlighting the devastation caused by illegal cattle ranching in the Brazilian rainforest, and especially its impact on Indigenous peoples in ...

Human Rights Watch found a major international company could be sourcing cattle from ranches linked to deforestation.

A wounded jaguar struggling to cross Brazil’s Rio Negro was rescued by officials near Manaus after spending hours in the ...

Illegal cattle ranching has devastated the territories of small farmers and Indigenous peoples in Pará, the state that will ...

The snakes catch tree-dwelling prey, from small lizards and birds to insects, amphibians and some small mammals, according to ...

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 ...

Hansen’s disease (also known as leprosy) has afflicted humans for thousands of years — it has been cited throughout history, ...

One leading theory suggests that a hidden relic population managed to persist in remote forest patches, possibly migrating ...

Brazil police officials created a makeshift flotation device to help a shot jaguar struggling to swim, driving the big cat to ...

From lions in Kenya to polar bears in Canada, countries across the globe have become tourist destinations not solely for ...