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New poison dart frog discovered in ‘Lost World’

Mongabay.com 19 Jul 2013

Deforestation rate doubles in the Amazon rainforest, says group

Rhett Ayers Butler 19 Jul 2013

Brazil’s military takes on illegal loggers to protect nearly-extinct tribe

Jeremy Hance 18 Jul 2013

Forgotten species: the arapaima or ‘dinosaur fish’

Jeremy Hance 15 Jul 2013

Tiny suckermouth catfish discovered in Brazil

Mongabay.com 10 Jul 2013

Brazil confirms Amazon deforestation increase

Mongabay.com 6 Jul 2013

Vocal-sac breeding frog possibly extinct

Jeremy Hance 2 Jul 2013

Amazonian students help monitor threatened frog populations

Jeremy Hance 1 Jul 2013

Brazilian state to pay counties that cut Amazon deforestation

Mongabay.com 1 Jul 2013

Colombian mining dispute highlights legislative disarray

Robin Oisín Llewellyn 27 Jun 2013

Deforestation rates for Amazon countries outside Brazil

Rhett Ayers Butler 26 Jun 2013

Over 30 tons of explosives to be detonated in Manu National Park buffer zone

David Hill 24 Jun 2013

60 big cats killed in Brazilian parks in last two years

Jemma Smith 24 Jun 2013

On guard: protecting wildlife in a heavily hunted Brazilian forest

Dr Liz Kimbrough 24 Jun 2013

Peru opens deforestation data to the public, shows drop in Amazon forest clearing

Rhett Ayers Butler 13 Jun 2013

Bird extravaganza: scientists discover 15 new species of birds in the Amazon

Jeremy Hance 12 Jun 2013

11,000 barrels of oil spill into the Coca River in the Amazon

Jeremy Hance 12 Jun 2013

Brazil may lift ban on Amazon ethanol expansion

Mongabay.com 9 Jun 2013

NASA: 3% of Amazon rainforest burned between 1999-2010

Rhett Ayers Butler 8 Jun 2013

Difference within common species may predict the presence of rare animals

Jenny R. Isaacs 5 Jun 2013

Vanishing species makes astounding comeback under combined action of local government and conservationists

Alexander Holmgren 3 Jun 2013

Loss of big fruit-eating birds impacting trees in endangered rainforests

Mongabay.com 31 May 2013

Two new arachnids discovered in Brazilian caves (photos)

Jeremy Hance 29 May 2013

Indigenous sacred sites now qualify as protected areas in Colombia

Rhett Ayers Butler 28 May 2013

Scientists discover high mercury levels in Amazon residents, gold-mining to blame

Lacey Avery 28 May 2013

Featured video: giant anteater wallowing and scratching like a dog

Hannah Lindstrom 28 May 2013

Famed bird reappears after 400,000 miles of flight

Mongabay.com 22 May 2013

World’s largest tropical park may have protected status revoked

Mongabay.com 21 May 2013

Peru delays oil drilling in the Amazon to consult with indigenous peoples

Jeremy Hance 20 May 2013

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon pacing 88% higher than last year’s rate

Rhett Ayers Butler 18 May 2013

Crazy cat numbers: unusually high jaguar densities discovered in the Amazon rainforest

Zach Fitzner 16 May 2013

NGO: conflict of interests behind Peruvian highway proposal in the Amazon

Jeremy Hance 16 May 2013

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