Magali Salinas, founder and director of Amazon Shelter. Photo by Nick Werber. Meet Magali Salinas. Magali helps injured wildlife found in the rainforest of Peru. Peru is a country in South America. It contains part of the Amazon rainforest: Sometimes loggers will cut down forests…
Amazonian manatees (Trichechus inunguis) are the largest freshwater mammal in Brazil. They can grow to 3 meters (10 feet) in length and weigh 500 kilograms (1,100 pounds). They are herbivores and they feed on a diet of aquatic plants. Although they are big, they are…