Geographical Location: Central & South America

February 15, 2023

TWS2022: Deer ride autumn ‘frost wave’ of disappearing resources

Researchers tracked mule deer across Wyoming to find what drives their movements

February 14, 2023

Researchers probe colonialism’s legacy in bird studies

A recent paper says Latin American and Caribbean scientists are excluded

February 10, 2023

Watch: Netting some fishing help from dolphins

Humans and dolphins both benefit from an unusual partnership

February 3, 2023

Watch possibly the largest turtle hatching event in the world

Millions of South American river turtles emerged from eggs near border of Brazil and Bolivia

February 1, 2023

Human footprint has changed Colombian bird distributions

Forest-dwelling species in the country seemed increasingly impacted

September 2, 2022

New bird species discovered in remote Chilean island

Researchers have described a bird species new to science found on a remote island off the southern tip of the Americas. The subantarctic rayadito (Aphrastura subantarctica), a small brown bird...

August 29, 2022

TWS2021: Surveying El Salvador’s owls

Surveys through the diverse ecosystems of El Salvador have revealed a complex community of owls in a relatively small country. The research sets a baseline for what owl species live...

August 16, 2022

Wild Cam: The Argentine deer that lost its migratory path

Jo Anne Smith-Flueck and her colleagues floated up to the nearly toothless huemul by boat on Lago La Plata, a clear glacial lake surrounded by pine forests and the snowy...

January 3, 2022

Wild Cam: Human development limits giant anteater populations

At up to seven feet long and up to 110 pounds, it’s no wonder that giant anteaters are sometimes called ant bears. These large mammals are near cousins of sloths,...

December 8, 2021

Can tourists help conserve bald uakaris?

Bald uakaris are unique looking creatures—the monkeys appear to have floating red skulls on a bulldog-sized version of Chewbacca’s body, complete with a short, football-shaped tail. The primates are a...