Scientists Discover A Dazzling New Species Of Snouted Treefrog
Brand new to science, this snouted treefrog (Scinax juruena) was recently discovered in the southern Brazilian Amazon.
Source: forbes.com
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Latest planned Amazon dam project threatens Indigenous lands, endemic species
“They are going to flood the Tapayuna people’s history,” says Yaku Suya, a 43-year-old Indigenous leader from the village of Tyrykho, in Xingu Indigenous Park in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon. This is where most of Suya’s people were transferred to during the 1970s after experiencing poisonings and flu and measles epidemics when their […]
Source: mongabay.com
I fought a jaguar with my bare hands to save my nephews
Erivaldo Moriman was on a camping trip in Salt do Augusto, Brazil, on Aug. 13 with his nephews, aged 15 and 18, when he bravely intervened and fought off an attacking jaguar.
Source: nypost.com
A new index measures the human impacts on Amazon waters
Based on the best scientific data available, the unprecedented Amazon Water Impact Index draws together monitoring and research data to identify the most vulnerable areas of the Brazilian rainforest. According to the index, 20% of the 11,216 Brazilian Amazon microbasins have an impact considered high, very high or extreme; half of these watersheds are affected by hydroelectric plants.
Source: mongabay.com