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What the Amazon fires mean for wild animals.

Amazon Sunset“In the Amazon, nothing is adapted to fire,” says William Magnusson, a researcher specializing in biodiversity monitoring at the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA) in Manaus, Brazil.

Trail A – Resex Canutama

The 5 km trail is located in the Canutama Extractive Reserve, in the municipality of Canutama - AM, on the left bank of the Purus River. The trail was opened in August 2010 to collect fauna and flora data to prepare the Management Plan for the Conservation Unit. This work was carried out within the Purus-Madeira Initiative project, hired by SDS.

Trail B – Floresta Estadual Canutama

The 5 km trail is located in the Canutama State Forest, in the municipality of Canutama. One of the limits of the Forest is the left bank of the Purus River. The trail was opened in September 2010 to collect fauna and flora data for the preparation of the Conservation Unit Management Plan. This work was carried out within the Purus-Madeira Initiative project, hired by SDS.

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