May 28 (UPI) --Populations in the Peruvian Amazon rely on freshwater fish for a significant portion of their diet.Unfortunately, many of these fish species have suffered significant declines over ...

Peruvian customs officials have seized a record-breaking shipment of illegal mercury, exposing a cross-border smuggling ...

The seizure of one of the largest known mercury shipments in history, moving from mines in Mexico to illegal Amazon gold ...

By Aimee Gabay More than 130 Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon were left isolated after a severe drought caused rivers used for transport to dry up, leaving families with little food ...

The authors studied the vast, rural Loreto department of the Peruvian Amazon, where most of the 800,000 inhabitants eat fish at least once a day, or an average of about 52 kilograms (115 pounds ...

Scientists have identified more than two dozen previouslyunknown fish species in Peru and the Amazon Basin, uncovering a fascinating array of aquatic life. Among the discoveries are a blob-headed ...

Santiago Alvez remembers growing up in the Peruvian Amazon, hunting for game and fishing along the Tigre River and nearby oxbow lakes with his father and grandfather. Alvez, now 67, would go on to ...

Indigenous and rural communities from Peru’s northern Amazon have filed a formal complaint against the government for failing to curb illegal gold mining in the Nanay River basin ...

Peru – the Amazon and Beyond. 11/3/2016 | 26m 46s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Joseph sets out on a discovery of the Amazon Rainforest that includes daybreak bird watching, night safaris in ...

The study also warned of contaminated fish. “It is not just José Olaya; it is the other communities that are in the area, like Doce de Octubre or Nuevo Porvenir. They are contaminated.

Mercury air pollution in parts of Madre de Dios is more than 5.5 times higher than the WHO's safety levels. The investigation uncovered a network involving organized crime groups allegedly centered ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Indigenous and rural communities along the Nanay River in Peru’s northern Amazon filed a complaint on Friday accusing the government of failing to stop illegal gold ...