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Pasture replaces large tract of intact primary forest in Brazilian protected area

Pasture replaces large tract of intact primary forest in Brazilian protected area

May 22, 2022May 20, 2022 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Satellites have detected forest clearing within Triunfo do Xingu this year, an area that’s supposed to be a legally protected swath of Amazon rainforest in Brazil’s northern state of Pará. Home to jaguars, howler monkeys, rare margays, and a wellspring of other diversity, the protected area was created in 2006 as a sustainable use reserve, […]

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As the Amazon burns, what happens to its biodiversity?

As the Amazon burns, what happens to its biodiversity?

October 11, 2020October 5, 2020 Supertrooper 1 Comment

The number of fires burning in standing Amazon rainforest spiked dramatically in recent weeks, threatening the forest’s biodiversity — a richness of flora and fauna not adapted to withstand the flames. Of all major fires detected in the Amazon this year, 43% were in standing forests, as of Sept 21, (up from only 13% in […]

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Pesticides could be painting black howler monkeys yellow in Costa Rica

Pesticides could be painting black howler monkeys yellow in Costa Rica

December 19, 2018February 18, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Pesticide use on agricultural plantations may be shifting the color palette of howler monkey fur in Costa Rica, a team of scientists has found. Mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata) are typically pretty understated in terms of color, often carrying a dark coat of fur with a few flecks of orange on their sides. But in […]

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Brazil Days #4 and #5 – Transit Birding

Brazil Days #4 and #5 – Transit Birding

November 27, 2018December 23, 2019 Yoav Perlman Leave a comment

Yesterday we left the Pantanal towards the second leg of our trip. We spent the day along the Transpantaneira road that connect Porto Jofre with Pocone. It was nice to experience some open habitats – vast wetlands and cerrado. We picked up a few birds and mammals along the road: Red-legged Seriema Scarlet-headed Blackbird Maguari […]

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Featured video: 22-year-old produces documentary on the Peruvian Amazon

Featured video: 22-year-old produces documentary on the Peruvian Amazon

October 22, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Spending a year on the Tambopata River in Peru’s deep Amazon, allowed 22-year-old Tristan Thompson, to record stunning video of the much the region’s little seen, and little known, wildlife. Thompson, a student at the University of the West of England, has turned his footage into a new documentary An Untamed Wilderness that not only […]

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