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Big cats, wild pigs and short-eared dogs -- oh, my!
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) released photos today from the first large-scale census of jaguars in the Amazon region of Ecuador—one of the most biologically rich regions on the planet.
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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Missouri Botanical Garden makes rare discovery of plant genus
The Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG) has played a significant role in identifying a new genus, Yasunia, with two confirmed species from Ecuador and Peru, Y. quadrata and Y. sessiliflora.
Mar 30, 2011 |
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A second hydrocarbon boom threatens the Peruvian Amazon
A rapid and unprecedented proliferation of oil and gas concessions threatens the megadiverse Peruvian Amazon. The amount of area leased is on track to reach around 70% of the region, threatening biodiversity and indigenous ...
Feb 18, 2010 |
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Ecuador's Yasuni National Park identified as one of the most biodiverse places on earth
Yasuní National Park, located in the core of the Ecuadorian Amazon, shatters a range of world biodiversity records -- from trees to amphibians to insects to mammals and an array of other plant and animal ...
Jan 19, 2010 |
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Oil and wildlife don't mix in Ecuador's Eden
What harm can a simple road do in a pristine place such as Ecuador's Yasuni National Park, home to peccaries, tapirs, monkeys and myriad other wildlife species? A great deal, it turns out. Specifically, it ...
Sep 10, 2009 |
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