The fearsome teeth of a piranha. The fish was caught by a local fisherman on the Essequibo River in Guyana: it is considered good-eating by locals. Photo by Tiffany Roufs, 2008.
The Cardamom Mountains sprawl across southwestern Cambodia and are among the best-preserved rainforests in the country. Protected by rugged terrain, heavy rains and a low population density, the Cardamoms remain a biodiversity hotspot, providing habitat for threatened elephants, pangolins and the region’s last viable fishing cat population. This Special Issues documents the myriad threats facing […]