A pair of jaguars discovered in a cage on a ranch exposed a cruel new fashion among Ecuador's drug lords. In the style of Colombian cocaine baron Pablo Escobar, they are erecting private, illegal zoos ...

Tropical rainforests are home to almost two-thirds of all vertebrate species and three-quarters of all tree species: they are ...

After hiding in the shadows, a long-lost frog is giving conservationists a glimmer of hope in Ecuador. Back in 2022, biologist Juan Sánchez-Nivicela and his team navigated through dense vegetation on ...

This Texas Tech employee and Lubbock painter pairs wildlife and heritage of Ecuador and Puerto Rice with whimsy. Here's how ...

In gang-ridden Ecuador, people who sport popular animal tattoos such as tigers or eagles are increasingly forced to hide their ink as such symbols have become usurped by criminal groups. The Barron's ...