High above the forest floor, the Amazon’s newest thoroughfares are not branches or lianas but human-built walkways, and the region’s wildlife is quietly adapting. Elevated paths meant for tourists and ...

Luxury travelers return to the Amazon for rare wildlife, evolving landscapes, cultural encounters, and luxury river cruises blending comfort, expert guides, and immersive rainforest adventures.

Look up in the woods and you may see a familiar sight: squirrels using tree limbs like a leafy highway, crossing a patch of land without putting their paws on the ground. The Brazilian Amazon ...

Scientists working in the vast Amazon Basin have contributed more than 57,000 camera trap images for a new study. WCS scientists working in the vast Amazon Basin have contributed more than 57,000 ...

For generations, the word safari conjured images of dusty Land Rovers bouncing across the Serengeti in search of lions and elephants. But new species of plants and animals are discovered in the Amazon ...

At booths lining the walkways, sloth paws are stored in jars next to dried herbs, and yellow-footed turtle meat lies alongside chicken breasts. A leopard skin drapes above a stall, like a rug drying ...

An exclusive National Geographic investigation reveals widespread animal suffering in Amazonian port towns, fueled by ‘selfie safaris.’ In the Amazon, day trips that include wildlife interactions are ...