The green iguana is one of more than 100 species of reptiles and amphibians found in La Sierra del Divisor. Photos by Rhett A. Butler. The fate of La Sierra del Divisor, a 1.5 million hectare reserve ...

By Geraldine Santos A new regional conservation area has been created in Loreto, the largest region in Peru’s Amazon. The ...

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File) BOGOTA, ...

From unchecked agricultural development to wildlife trafficking, corruption greases the wheels of every environmental crime in the Peruvian Amazon. Bureaucrats, security forces, prosecutors, ...

Puerto Alegría, Peru, was notorious for illegal wild animal encounters. Now, residents are replacing captive anteaters with cultural artifacts—but they’re struggling to attract tourists. A boy and a ...

While there are some efforts to build resilience, including the passing of new legislative frameworks and some other signs of political will to tackle the problem, there is still a long way to go. The ...

In the last decade, 383 species have been trafficked in Peru, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Peru has about 64 species of animals in danger of extinction. Some of them can be ...

FILE - Cut down trees lie within view of the Cordillera Azul National Park, seen in the background near Chambira community, in Peru's Amazon, Oct. 3, 2022. (AP Photo ...

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 ...