#Amazonbasin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi),[1] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is

#Amazonbasin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi),[1] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is

#Amazonbasin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi),[1] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is

#Amazonbasin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi),[1] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is

There is an expanse of river water. On the far shore a boat is parked. There are two children with backpacks standing on the dirt rise. In the background is an array of jungle plants.

For #HumansOfBlueSky, here is how some children on the #NapoRiver in the #AmazonBasin get to school—by motorized canoe! #photography #EastCoastKin

🦎🐸Drivers of species richness in Amazonian amphibians and reptiles: testing diversity hypotheses across taxonomic groups

© Jhon Jairo López-Rojas

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#AmazonBasin #Amphibians #DistributionPatterns #DiversityHypotheses #Ectotherms #Reptiles #SpeciesRichness

#Amazonbasin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi),[1] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is

#Amazonbasin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km2 (2,700,000 sq mi),[1] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is

Perched bird with light gray head, dark mask and white throat. The breast and belly is lemon-yellow, the back olive-green, and the wings darker than the back.

Bird of the Day — White-throated Kingbird, Brazil 2010

#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Brazil #AmazonBasin

Last year's severe Amazon drought critically harmed Amazonian communities, leading to transportation issues, water shortages, and aquatic wildlife deaths, according to a U.N. report. 🌱📉 Link: https://tinyurl.com/234l97fc #ClimateCrisis #DroughtImpact #AmazonBasin

Over 90 arrests made in global crackdown on environmental crime in the Amazon Basin Assets worth over $64 million were seized and 94 people arrested as part of a multinational law enforcement operation targeting environmental crime in the Amazon Basin.

Some #goodnews for a change

#UAE funded a coalition of over 1500 officers from #Brazil, #Peru, #Equador and #Colombia to help bust over 350 groups for environmental crimes in the #AmazonBasin.

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A capybara rests on a sandy ground, surrounded by grass and bushes. A black bird with an orange head (cara cara) stands next to it.

An adult and juvenile capybara sit on a brown, mud-and-stone ground that is sloped downward.

Apparently, it's Capybara Appreciation Day. Appreciate away, folks.

#photography #OttawaPhotographer #Peru #AmazonBasin #capybaras #caracaras #CapybaraAppreciationDay

A cocoi heron takes flight. Tall grass fills the background.

One of my photos from Sandoval Lake, in the Amazon basin of Peru. A Cocoi heron taking flight. Shots like this made carrying my giant 200-500mm lens everywhere worthwhile.

#photography #wildlife #herons #Cocoiheron #flight #Peru #SandovalLake #Amazonbasin #birds

Two red and blue macaws fly over a jungle canopy at sunset.

Macaws.

#photography #travel #Peru #AmazonBasin #wildlife #birds #macaws #flight #OttawaPhotographer

A feathery cloud floats above an otherwise clear sky, at sunset. The bottom half of the image is contrasting the silhouette of a jungle canopy.

We trekked through the Amazon jungle this afternoon, climbed an observation tower to observe wildlife and the sunset, and saw all sorts of night creatures on the way back.

It's almost dinnertime and we've worked up an appetite.

#Peru #AmazonBasin #jungle #sunset #OttawaPhotographer

"Anti-Chevron Day has been organized by Amazon Watch since 2014. It is a global day of action protesting Chevron’s historical & ongoing climate destruction & violations of human rights globally, especially in the Amazon basin in Latin America” #Chevron #climatecrimes #AmazonBasin #LatinAmerica

@uniofstandrews.bsky.social, @cglgsta.bsky.social, @pollenetwork.bsky.social

#mining #deepsea #outerspace #Amazonbasin #environmentalgovernmentality #volume

Flooding Devastates Communities in the Amazon 24 Feb 2025 – Heavy rains have triggered landslides and severe flooding across multiple regions in the Amazon rainforest. Along the Ene River, Indigenous Asháninka communities – many of whom are...

[Amazon] “We need support, and we need it urgently because we are drowning.” www.thenewsmarket.com/news/floodin... via #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #SevereWeather #Storm #Floods #EneRiver #Asháninka #Amazon #AmazonBasin

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Portrait image

A rainforest sunset

A sunset-tinted lagoon in Ecuador, eventually emptying into the Napo River, which flows into the Amazon River, ultimately reaching the Atlantic Ocean.

#RainforestSunsets #AmazonBasin #EcuadorianLandscapes

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A fascinating presentation by Dr. Alexandre Correia ( @uspoficial.bsky.social ) on BB aerosol detection using satellites in the #AmazonBasin, a key focus point of our joint PhD project, led by Thiago Nobrega.

A big thank you to #LabexCaPPA for making Dr. Correia's visit possible!

Ancient Amazonians cultivated maize and raised ducks over 1,000 years ago Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of maize cultivation and muscovy duck management by precolonial Amazon Basin societies.

In the news: Evidence of maize cultivation and duck raising over 1,000 years ago in the #AmazonBasin
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#archaeology

Spikey crest Hoatzin. Common in Amazon region but not eaten due to smell. Newly hatched have claws to clamber among branches for safety. Travels in groups (later photo)

Spikey crest Hoatzin. Common in Amazon region but not eaten due to smell. Newly hatched have claws to clamber among branches for safety. Travels in groups (later photo).

Hoatzin from Amazon and Orinoco river basins. Guyana state Bird known as the stink bird as it can ferment plants (like cows) and smells> not good eating. Up and down the Anañazu creek. Chicken/pheasant size. see alt

#birds #hoatzin #birdphotography #amazonbasin #naturephotography #neotropical

Cobalt-winged Parakeets at salt lick/spring.

#birds #birdphotography #amazonbasin #naporiver #cobaltwingedparakeets #wildparakeets #nature

Cobalt-winged Parakeets as they burst from the site of the salt water spring in the upper Amazon basin near the Napo river. Movie at next post. There are multiple sites like this one that birds flock to to get needed salts and minerals. We sat for several hours before we saw these fellows, scarlet Maccaws and a Blue-throated Piping Guan.Yep he is on my life list, yours? All for later posting.

A single Cobalt-winged Parakeet, surveying the salt lick and salt water spring site before he will head down to drink. See the next photo and the movies posted in a few minutes.

Cobalt-winged parakeet. This image was at the limits of camera 3200 ISO and lens and cropped substantially and up ressed. No one got close enough to give me a better shot.

Cobalt-winged Parakeets at a salt lick/spring in the upper Amazon. see alt text

#birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #neotropicalbirds #cobaltwingedparakeet #wildparakeet #naporiver #amazonbasin

Protected Areas managed by Indigenous peoples & local communities are far more effective in limiting habitat loss. Their sustainable practices are a beacon of hope for conservation efforts. #IndigenousKnowledge #AmazonBasin #Conservation

There's A Hidden #WaterCycle In The #Amazon We Barely Know Anything About
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrology #rainforest #model #watersecurity #environment #habitat #biodiversity #hydroclimate #AAA #pathway #rainfall #biome #climatechange #amazonbasin #waterbalance

A little trip to somewhere lost.
#CAOCigars #AmazonBasin #smoking

#NewSpeciesAlert - #𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑐ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑐𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠. A new genus and species of miniature #tridentine #catfish from the #AmazonBasin (Siluriformes: #Trichomycteridae). Published in @Neotropi journal.
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"The study’s researchers identified 434 dams that have either been built or are currently under construction across the whole of the #AmazonBasin, and a further 463 proposed dams" #FreeFlowingRivers #Rivers #RiverDolphins #DamRemoval #MigratoryFish

#NewSpeciesAlert - #𝑀𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑎 𝑗𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑎𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑠, a new species of the seasonal #killifish genus 𝑀𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑎 (Cyprinodontiformes: #Rivulidae) from the Piraí watershed in the Southwest #AmazonBasin published in @Neotropi journal. #Killifishes
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Researchers discover unrecognized species diversity and endemism in the #cichlid genus #𝐵𝑢𝑗𝑢𝑟𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑛𝑎 from the Ecuadorian Amazon. #Cichlidae #AmazonBasin
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