Amazon Rainforest Endangered Animals
Unfortunately there are a number of endangered animals in the Amazon Rainforest. The IUCN Red List currently (May 2013) lists 2633 species of near threatened, vulnerable, endangered, and critically endangered…
Amazon Rainforest Mammals
Amazon Rainforest mammals include many of the favorites to search for on Amazon Jungle Tours. From Amazon Monkeys to rodents, the forest is teeming with our mammalian relatives. Amazon mammals…
Tropical Biodiversity
Humboldt and Darwin While on a five year journey to South America in 1799, Alexander von Humboldt wrote of ‘an inexhaustible treasure trove’ of Nature. He co-authored a 3,700 page…
Biodiversity Loss
Causes Of Biodiversity Loss The current loss of biodiversity can be attributed to several different factors. Throughout the tropics these are all increasing in intensity, but the main threats are…