Ecuador is a paradise for wildlife photographers, offering unmatched biodiversity from the Andes to the Amazon and Galápagos. With the right gear, techniques, and ethical approach, you can capture ...

In the Ecuador wilderness (guides Nelson, at the helm, and Paa), Charles Bergman sought the roots of the illegal animal trade (a blue-headed parrot chick). Charles Bergman Two fire-red birds swooped ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Juan Manuel Carrión recalls that 30 years ago he was one of the first to warn that wildlife trafficking would become a major threat to Ecuador’s ...

Photos like this can do more than inspire a moment of awe online.

Follow wildlife photographer Dan Suzio on an intensive 12-day tour to Ecuador, home to more than 1,600 species of birds. Highlights include 10 days of photography at seven birding locations, including ...

What harm can a simple road do in a pristine place such as Ecuador's Yasuni National Park, home to peccaries, tapirs, monkeys and myriad other wildlife species? A great deal, it turns out.

Not all animals allow themselves to be seen by humans. Deer, rabbits, and pumas have been captured by camera traps placed in both moors. | Photo courtesy of the Andean Condor Foundation via the Human ...

Authorities in Ecuador have rescued around 8,000 animals from eco-traffickers in the last decade, a number that likely represents just a fraction of a trade threatening the fauna in one of the world’s ...

Industries such as coffee and cacao have devastated the jaguar’s habitat, but its dwindling numbers leave a delicate ecosystem hanging in the balance Across the American continent, from the north of ...

Darwin’s field notes on the Galapagos Islands declare that it is a little world within itself, and nothing can be truer than this. The archipelago is known for two things: Darwin’s theory of evolution ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Immerse yourself in Ecuador’s incredible rainforest with a trip to a lodge that helps restore the surrounding environment (Metropolitan Touring/Mashpi Lodge) If we’re lucky, travel can be a ...