Whenever Wagner Fischer drives, he notices the roadkill. As a graduate student in the 1990s, Fischer, now a biologist with the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, traveled through Brazil’s ...

Brazil to clone endangered animals In an attempt to conserve endangered wildlife, Brazil is working on a cloning project for eight South American species. Michelle Starr Science editor.

RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian researchers are turning to cloning to help fight the perilous decline of several animal species. The scientists at Brazil's Embrapa agriculture research agency said ...

The Brazilian Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva has banned the use of animals in cosmetics and perfume research. The measure also applies to products with proven safety and ...

Millions of wild animals will be killed or injured by fires being started in Brazil to clear land, environmentalists are warning. Rescuers are creating escape routes out of the flames for wildlife ...

When federal police arrested Johann Zillingher in his Copacabana hotel room, the Austrian biologist was preparing to smuggle his precious cargo out of the country on a flight to Europe. The 39-year… ...