the biggest and most iconic protected area in the Ecuadorian Amazon," said lead author Juan Ernesto Guevara-Andino, Ph.D. More information: High extinction risk of the endemic tree flora in a ...

The Nanay River winding through Peru's Amazon jungle as seen on April 18 ... "Most species don't have just one threat putting them at risk of extinction, but many threats acting together." ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research. "Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear ...

However, they found it took too long to calculate the extinction risk for species in ... pasture and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon. Image by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay. Mair said it’s also ...

Thanks to AP climate reporter Fabiano Maisonnave’s unmatched contacts in the Brazilian Amazon, a region he’s covered extensively for years, the AP secured unique access to the remote and rarely ...

lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the same time freshwater ...

The most extensive global assessment of freshwater animals to date has revealed that a quarter of all freshwater animal species on the IUCN Red List are threatened with extinction. The study found ...

The findings reveal that the extinction risk for endemic trees is ... the biggest and most iconic protected area in the Ecuadorian Amazon,” said lead author Juan Ernesto Guevara-Andino, PhD.

lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction, according to new research published Wednesday. “Huge rivers like the Amazon can appear mighty, but at the same time freshwater ...