Ancient ‘terror birds’ were giant apex predators. Suspected new species is among the largest ever known
Analyzing a leg bone from a fossil site in Colombia, scientists have identified a massive “terror bird” that lived about 12 ...
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Factory Fire in Bekasi Kills 9 Workers, Rages for Over 10 Hours
A fire broke out at a fertilizer and animal feed factory in Bekasi on Friday morning. Until the evening, the blaze could not ...
Mongabay13d
With rare mammal tourism, observing means conserving (commentary)
At the turn of this century, seeing a wild jaguar was exceptionally difficult. People driving through the Jaguar Ecological ...
Planet F114d
Five big questions we want answering at the Brazilian Grand Prix
A great track plus amazing fans plus unpredictable weather? That’s Interlagos. The Brazilian Grand Prix is loved by fans and drivers alike and the unique climate of this region of Sao Paulo ...
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JBS broke its own rules while buying cattle from deforested areas in Pantanal
JBS, the world’s largest meatpacking company, has over the last five years been buying cattle from farms that were caught ...
Statista15d
Supermarkets in Brazil - Statistics & Facts
Carrefour is a French food retail group present in various countries worldwide, including Brazil. In the South American country, the Carrefour Group has the highest market share of leading ...
Cyprus Mail16d
Caiman-eating jaguars survive fires in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands
They call him Bold and he is Brazil’s most famous ... are more numerous but smaller than the Pantanal ones that need bulk to overcome big prey like a caiman. The future for jaguars depends ...
MercoPress18d
Wildfires ranging across Brazil's Pantanal wetlands
Wildfires are raging across the Pantanal tropical wetlands in southern Brazil, one of the most biodiversity areas in the world and a major tourist destination, regional authorities said on Thursday.
Rough Guides19d
How to spend 10 days in Brazil
The Pantanal is one of the world's largest tropical wetlands and Brazil’s top wildlife-watching destination. It’s the best place to spot jaguars, caimans, and exotic birds in their natural habitat.
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BHP reaches a $45b settlement with Brazil over 2015 dam disaster that killed 19
The sludge contaminated the Doce River and devastated the livelihoods of impacted communities around Mariana in the Brazilian province of Minas Gerais. The sludge contaminated the Doce River and ...
Associated Press19d
Brazil reaches a $23 billion settlement with mining firms over a 2015 environmental disaster
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - A car and two dogs are on the roof of destroyed houses at the small town of Bento Rodrigues after a ...
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As record acreage burns in Brazil’s Amazon, criminals are exploiting rainforest to clear land
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Wildfires in Brazil have swept through an area the size of Switzerland, a level of destruction that will take decades to recover, if it ever does, according to a new ...