Geographical Location: Central & South America

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Fires in the Amazon have led to the death or displacement of an estimated 1,422 jaguars over three years in Brazil. Fires have increased in Brazil in recent years, many...

Desecheo is a tiny islet—a little more than half a square mile—off the west coast of the Puerto Rican mainland. The rocky island is partly forested, though it often looks...

Increasing urbanization in Puerto Rico may cause declines in the territory’s endangered boa population. The Puerto Rican boa (Chilabothrus inornatus) is the largest snake found on the island, growing up...

Well-trained dogs are helping reduce human-wildlife conflict in Argentina by warding off predators like cougars (Puma concolor). The dogs are trained to safeguard sheep and domestic goats herded in the...

Researchers are racing against time to stop the spread of invasive hippopotamuses in Colombia by castrating the animals. Hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibus) were first brought into the South America by one...