CI has been working in the great, shallow shelf off Brazil’s coast for years, and focusing closely on ways to protect the stunning diversity the area holds. CI helped create the Corumbau Extractive Reserve to allow local fisherman to continue their cultural livelihood while protecting the reserve from outside fleets.

Researchers discovered a legless lizard and a tiny woodpecker along with 12 other suspected new species in Brazil’s Cerrado. View a photo gallery of these species.

In the Cerrado region of Brazil, four dogs have been trained to detect animal feces by scent. These canines are helping researchers monitor rare and threatened wildlife such as jaguars, tapirs, giant anteaters, and maned wolves in and around Emas National Park.