Scientists from Conservation International in the Peruvian Amazon have discovered 27 previously unknown species, including "amphibious mice" with webbed feet and fish with unusual heads.

Robinson Olivera A scientific expedition focused on conserving the known animals of Peru's Alto Mayo Landscape ... and cities" stretching from the Andes to the Amazon, according to the organization.

New research shows about a quarter of animals living in rivers, lakes and other freshwater sources are threatened with extinction.

LIMA, Peru — An "amphibious mouse" with partially webbed feet that eats aquatic insects was among 27 new species discovered during a 2022 expedition to Peru's Amazon, according to Conservation ...

Although freshwater habitats cover less than 1 percent of the Earth's surface, they support 10 percent of known animal species.

A Peruvian environmental activist has been shot dead after receiving death threats for his battle to defend the Amazon rainforest, officials say. Quinto Inuma, a leader of the Kichwa community ...