Kids from the Wemmershoek School observe a Cape galaxias caught during a citizen science outing on the Wemmershoek River near Cape Town. The tiny Cape galaxias, endemic to the region, is one of the most ancient lineages of fynbos fish, dating back to the time of Gondwanaland.

In a biodiversity wonderland hardly known outside South Africa, a decades-long effort to restore native fish and their streams is starting to pay off—but new trouble could undermine this fragile comeback.

The Espinhaço mountains are centers of endemism and diversity for several groups of flora and fauna, including hummingbirds. Here, a white-vented violetear approaches the flowers of a Stachytarpheta glabra in Sempre Vivas National Park to feed on their nectar.

Life, Death, and Renewal in the Campo Rupestre

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04.22.2021

In a little-known region of Brazil that calls to mind Tolkien’s Middle-earth, unique lifeforms have evolved to endure innumerable environmental challenges. Can they survive the country’s latest era of deregulation?

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Clear Water Revival

Life, Death, and Renewal in the Campo Rupestre

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