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Gold Rush Draws Hundreds Of Illegal Dredging Rafts To Amazon Tributary : Rashtra News The rafts, equipped with pumps, are moored together in lines that nearly stretch across the vast Madeira.Autazes: Hundreds of dredging rafts operated by illegal miners have gathered in a gold rush on the Madeira River, a major tributary of the Amazon,

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Uncover the ancient link between gentle capybaras and colossal prehistoric rodents within the lush history of South America's wetlands.

"When it works, it really works," said Penny Langhammer, co-author of the study and executive vice president of Re:wild By Paige Bennett A

Lilting ballads, foot-tapping jigs, soulful lyrics of yesteryears, and new folk songs originating from the north of Ireland. Jenny Lee chats to co-founder Raymond Walsh of The Shamrock Tenors about how the group are adding to the great Irish Songbook and their plans to take their music to London’s West End and America

Seven grassroots environmental activists were awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize on April 29. Known as the “Green Nobel Prize,” the Goldman Prize honors activists from the six continental regions. This year’s winners include two Indigenous activists who stopped destructive seismic testing for oil and gas off the Eastern Cape in Africa, an activist who protected a forest […]

An analysis of hundreds of global conservation actions confirms that efforts toward preserving wildlife are resulting in measurable gains.

It’s never been so bad. The Great Barrier Reef, which is one of nature’s most iconic mosaics of biodiversity, is on the ropes because of extreme global warming. Coral bleaching at the World Heritage-listed reef is “experiencing its worst mass bleaching event on record.” — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is ‘Transforming’ from Repeated Coral Bleaching,

The Great Barrier Reef, which is one of nature’s most iconic mosaics of biodiversity, is on the ropes because of extreme global warming. Coral bleaching at

Colombian guerrilla fighters, who long used kidnapping to raise cash and gain negotiating clout, have turned to a new type of hostage: the Amazon rainforest.The guerrillas also charge a percentage on production of coca -- the leaf used to make cocaine -- and on illegal miners advancing ever deeper into the rainforest, said Ebus.