Two New Freshwater Stingrays from the Tapajós Basin
A recently published paper in the journal Zootaxa has formally described two species of freshwater stingray from the Tapajós River in Brazil
Project Piaba Holds First Training Workshop in Manaus
As part of their mission to improve and promote the aquarium fishery based along Brazil’s Rio Negro, nonprofit organization Project Piaba held their first “Best Handling Practices” workshop in Manaus, Amazonas State, Brazil this week.
Rio Negro 'Hystrix' Stingray Gets a Name: Potamotrygon wallacei
A species of freshwater stingray endemic to Brazil’s Rio Negro and popular in the aquarium trade and hobby has been described scientifically as Potamotrygon wallacei
Next stop, Pucallpa: the aquarium fishery on the Rio Ucayali, Peru
After several weeks in Colombia, Mike Tuccinardi heads South to Pucallpa, Peru, to explore the aquarium trade along the Rio Ucayali
XINGU Rising
Río Xingu is ground zero for what has been called the worst environmental disaster in a generation—the highly controversial, widely reviled Belo Monte Dam. This infrastructure project, which has been in development since 1975, has been reported even in mainstream international news outlets, mainly due to the fact that its impacts will include catastrophic environmental and social costs for the entire Xingu River basin.
