The Pantanal, one of the world's largest tropical wetlands, offers a different kind of hiking experience from dense jungles.

Diverse wildlife supports the healthy ecosystems we rely on, like the pollinators who play a vital role in our food production. The return of the South American tapir is exciting for scientists ...

The third episode of Seven Worlds, One Planet focuses on the most species-rich continent on Earth - South America. The episode shows how some of the continent’s wildlife have developed unique ...

Stretching along South America's east coast and extending inland towards the Amazon, the Atlantic Forest is one of the world’s most ecologically diverse regions. It is also one of the most vulnerable.

Posted by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday, February 24, 2025 Originally brought to the US from South America for fur, wildlife officials say the large rodent is destroying marshland.