The Amazon rainforest, often called the “lungs of the Earth,” extends across nine South American countries and covers approximately 2.7 million square miles. This vast ecosystem not only supports ...

He was dragged out of a police station in the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in the South American country's Amazon region and burnt alive by around 200 locals armed with guns and makeshift weapons.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A recent amendment to Peru’s Forestry and Wildlife Law is drawing fierce backlash from environmental groups and Indigenous groups that warn it could accelerate deforestation in ...