Silky sharks, scientifically known as Carcharhinus falciformis, are “long and slender” sharks named for their silky-looking ...

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped by 30.6% over the past year, reaching the lowest level of destruction in nine ...

The niche focus aligns with Brazil’s strategy to diversify its tourism appeal and offer more tailored experiences.

But the tiny mollusks, which can reach up to 2 inches in length, are a big concern: The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, California State ... areas where they’ve taken hold, such as ...

The huge wildfires that ripped through Brazil recently did not spare its vast tropical savanna ... But the Cerrado, which is ...

The image of millions of butterflies in a magical forest won the European Wildlife Photographer competition and here are 20 more amazing category winners.

At the turn of this century, seeing a wild jaguar was exceptionally difficult. People driving through the Jaguar Ecological ...

By Naira Hofmeister and Fernanda Wenzel The world’s biggest meat company bought cattle more than 100 times from a farm that ...

Brazil. The Pantanal is the world’s largest wetland and is rich with rare wildlife.Credit...Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters Mr. Lemes’s lawyer, Valber Melo, disputed the charges, saying wildfires ...

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.

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.

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 ...