Alongside the hidden turtle nesting grounds, troupes of hunting river otters, and swarms of destructive army ants, you’ll find the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland on the planet.

Limnology and Oceanography, Vol. 58, No. 6 (2013), pp. 2249-2261 (13 pages) Nearly 15,000 shallow, saline or freshwater lakes and ponds coexist in close proximity in the Nhecolândia, a 24,000 km² ...

The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland, created by the convergence of more than 1,200 rivers and streams rushing down from the eastern Andes and the high plateaus of the Cerrado, the ...

In this article, I will introduce you to the largest wetlands in the world, known as the Pantanal. Spanning an area of 210,000 square kilometers across Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay, the Pantanal ...

Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetlands, is home to a sizable population of jaguars. Near one tiny outpost, the ...

The Pantanal is "more intact and pristine" than most other wetlands in the world, said World Wildlife. It comprises about 3% of all the wetlands on Earth – but less than 5% of it is protected.

Wildfires are raging across the Pantanal tropical wetlands in southern Brazil, one of the most biodiversity areas in the world and a major tourist destination, regional authorities said on Thursday.

Deep in the Brazilian wetlands, a jaguar named Amanaci was recently rescued from raging fires in the Pantanal — the ... to cheaply return nutrients to the soil and renew pasture for their ...