20 Pink Dolphins Die of Poisoning in Peruvian Amazon

La Republica said on Saturday that the pink dolphins of the Amazon must have eaten fish poisoned – according to preliminary investigations – with phosphorus or pesticides thrown in the water by unknown persons in order to eliminate them.

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Texas duo paddle Amazon to raise awareness about decline of rainforest

Their mission? To learn about the people of the Amazon and raise awareness about the declining rainforests, which are disappearing at the rate of almost 15 million acres a year, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That's about 23,000 football fields per day.

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Avatar is real: Pandora is located in Central and South America and Africa

In the next generation, Central and South America will be the next battle fields for rich countries fighting over natural resources which they need to continue growing and keeping up with their consumerists, excessive ways of life. Minerals, oil, drinkable water, natural gas, forest and bio-tech resources are widely available in areas kept in balance by Native peoples for thousands of years.

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A nice photo taken in December showing a Caiman Lizard in the Ecuadorian Amazon

The Caiman lizard can be found in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Guyana. It spends a lot of time in the water and they inhabit marshes, streams and flooded forests. Caiman lizards often bask on branches overhanging the water.

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Mystery of Amazon manatee migration solved

The species is only found in the Amazon River basin from the river mouth to the upper reaches of tributaries of Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, and Peru.

[Photograph by: Doug Perrine/Naturepl]

Amazon countries to hold climate talks

Leaders from the eight countries straddling the Amazon -- Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela -- have all been invited to Thursday's talks in the Brazilian city of Manaus, in the heart of the Amazon jungle.

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