08/06/2023
How about wetlands that cross 3 borders: Brazil, Paraguay and Ecuador?
Brilliant blue hyacinth macaws — the world’s longest parrot — are among the many birds screeching above the largest tropical wetland on Earth. Covering more than 70,000 square miles in three South American countries, the Pantanal is roughly the size of Washington state. Nearly 5,000 species of plants and animals call the Pantanal home — giving it the highest concentration of wildlife on the continent — along with 270 communities of Indigenous peoples.
Saturated with torrential rains, the Pantanal’s enormous basin fills every year, draining slowly into the Paraguay River. The drainage results in pools filled with snails and fish, which draw in birds such as storks, egrets, and spoonbills, as well as bigger species including capuchin monkeys, jaguars, piranha, and green anacondas — the largest snakes on Earth. Unfortunately, this vital ecosystem is also endangered: Global warming and encroaching agriculture are shaving away its edges and threatening fresh water, oxygen and the habitat of its important animals.
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