Biologists in Brazil are learning new strategies to help return jaguars to the wild.
Learn about the endangered Turks and Caicos rock iguana and the being done work to protect these animals.
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…
The California condor is a beautiful large bird that is very important to the Yurok Tribe of Northern California. The California condor features prominently in Yurok stories, ceremonies, and traditions. In the Yurok language, the condor is known as prey-gon-eesh. A released California condor with…