Researchers sound alarm after making disturbing discovery deep in the Amazon: 'The evidence … is more than sufficient'

Approximately nine out of 10 studies focused on "Brazilian sites along the main Amazon River," and research routinely ...
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Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

Scientists in Colombia’s Amazon are capturing and testing endangered pink river dolphins to monitor mercury contamination from illegal gold mining and deforestation. The laborious operation, ...

Authorities Pull Struggling Jaguar with Gunshot Wounds from River in Dramatic Rescue Operation

Brazil police officials created a makeshift flotation device to help a shot jaguar struggling to swim, driving the big cat to land, where the animal is recieving veterinary care for its severe injurie ...

Worrying levels of lead detected in the Indigenous population of the Amazon

Researchers from the UAB and the UB are working with Indigenous Amazonian communities to understand health issues from a ...
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Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

PUERTO NARINO – A flash of pink breaks the muddy surface of the Amazon River as scientists and veterinarians, waist-deep in the warm current, patiently work a mesh net around a pod of river dolphins.
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Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon

Colombia Amazon Dolphins Mercury Fishers help scientists and veterinarians to capture pink river dolphins in the Amazon River for health checks in Puerto Narino ...