Anne Silva 
A jaguar’s roar carries information about identity, sex and reproductive status, helping define territories of up to 80 square kilometers. Acoustic monitoring turns that call into a conservation tool for forests, wetlands and wildlife corridors.
The blue Morpho’s vivid color comes from light-manipulating nanostructures rather than pigment. Its wings can confuse predators, repel water and inspire new technologies.
For the Dessana people, the Cobra Grande is the force that keeps the Rio Negro in balance and protects its fish, flooded forests and streams. Their taboos and rituals form a traditional system for conserving aquatic biodiversity.
Amazon flying rivers move more water through the atmosphere than the Amazon River itself. The invisible flow helps sustain rainfall, agriculture, hydropower and cities across South America.
New images document how green anacondas use camouflage, heat sensors and powerful constriction to overpower large prey in Amazonian waters.
Black caimans are reclaiming parts of the Rio Negro where they had not been seen for more than 40 years. Their return shows how conservation can restore balance to Amazonian rivers.
The familiar color rhyme cannot safely identify every coral snake in the Amazon. Learn the warning signs, prevention measures and proper response to an encounter.
A unique genetic signature separates Tapajós river cetaceans from every other record on Earth. The finding raises the stakes for protecting a possible new Amazonian dolphin.
River families in Tocantins organize their own ecotourism routes and increase household income by as much as 40% in two years. Fishing, crafts and life along the water become experiences that help fund conservation.
The king vulture’s presence and facial colors organize scavengers while its powerful beak opens large carcasses for the Amazon forest’s cleanup system.
