Now scientists have formally described it as a new species: Brachycephalus lulai, a pumpkin toadlet found only in a small ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil on Monday declared a state of animal health emergency for 180 days in response to the country's first ever detection of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in wild ...

Despite the vast numbers of animal species already identified, the natural world is still capable of springing a few ...

Whenever Wagner Fischer drives, he notices the roadkill. As a graduate student in the 1990s, Fischer, now a biologist with the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, traveled through Brazil’s ...

SAO PAULO, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The Brazilian animal feed industry will produce slightly less than expected in 2025 after a case of bird flu in the country affected chicken exports and curtailed demand ...

This is a great step forward! Animal activists around the world are celebrating the recent ban on animal testing in Brazil, which sat stagnant in the Senate for nearly a decade. The Brazilian Senate ...

Brazil is set to become the world’s 3rd-largest exporter of pork in 2025, surpassing Canada.The projection comes from the ...

BRAZIL (WNCT) — More than 2,000 wildfires have ravaged Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, this month, taking an incalculable toll on wildlife, as dramatically illustrated by video from ...

Climate change contributed to the death of hundreds of river dolphins in Brazil recently, including pink dolphins.

BRASILIA, May 2 (Reuters) - Poaching and trafficking in wild animals such as monkeys and parrots is reaching critical proportions in Brazil, home of more animal species than any other country, a ...

Imagine this: You’re at the airport, eager for a vacation, but something goes awry with your pet’s travel plans. Rather than reschedule or make other arrangements, some ship out, leaving their pet ...

SAO PAULO, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian animal breeders may be over-using antibiotics, a new report by the World Animal Protection charity said on Thursday, citing findings from water tests done in ...