From NPR <img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2024/05/08/afua-_-para-_brazil-_01_2024-2-edit_custom-669e26d3c15c126e05276ce5a49bf1ac25d03784.jpg' alt='People cycle along the street in Afuá, a city in northern Brazil's Pará state, in January. Since 2002, this city on the banks of the Amazon River has been famously off limits to motor vehicles.’/> Afuá,…

From BBC Published1 hour ago Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Image source, Anselm Gibbs By Anselm GibbsRoseau, Dominica A frog that has been cooked and eaten for decades on the Caribbean island of Dominica is on the verge of becoming…

From BBC For a decade only native red squirrels lived on Wales’ Anglesey island, following a massive cull of their invasive grey cousins. But now the greys are somehow getting back across the Menai Strait. Dr Craig Shuttleworth is on…

Month over month, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon declined for the 13th consecutive month as forest clearing in Earth’s largest rainforest fell to the lowest level in five years. This decrease occurred despite a historic drought in the region, according…

From NPR The government has declared May 10 a day of mourning to mark the deaths from disastrous floods and pledged to help. But some say the authorities aren’t doing enough. And the rains keep falling. Read the full article…

If you’ve ever thought of the caracal before, you’ve probably pictured it inhabiting the savannas of Africa, its long-fringed ears sticking up above the wild grasses. But although the caracal (Caracal caracal) is best known from its African habitats, a…

When the organization Save Vietnam’s Wildlife receives a pangolin rescued from the wildlife trade, it can take months to remind the scaly, housecat-sized mammal how to be a pangolin again. After treating any diseases or injuries, SVW caretakers place the…

From NPR Yes, it’s possible to get around without relying on GPS, say navigation experts. The first step is to let go of your fear of getting lost. Read the full article from NPR

Over a decade of studies conducted by the National Caatinga Observatory revealed that it has the best carbon sequestration performance among Brazilian biomes. For every 100 metric tons of CO2 absorbed by that forest in Brazil’s semiarid area, 45-60 tons…

It was Hope who first dared to approach Juvenal. They had been on the opposing sides of a quarrel ever since Hope’s family wrapped their tails around the branches of that 10,000-acre urban forest in the heart of Rio de…