Bird extravaganza: scientists discover 15 new species of birds in the Amazon Crazy cat numbers: unusually high jaguar densities discovered in the Amazon rainforest NGO: conflict of interests behind Peruvian highway proposal in the Amazon Amazon: the world's greatest rainforest or internet giant? Indigenous group: Brazil using military to force Amazon dams Jaguars, tapirs, oh my!: Amazon explorer films shocking wildlife bonanza in threatened forest Gold mine approved in French Guiana's only national park Unique program to leave oil beneath Amazonian paradise raises $300 million Pictures: Bolivian park may have the world's highest biodiversity Guyana rainforests secure trust fund Still time to save most species in the Brazilian Amazon 96 percent of the world's species remain unevaluated by the Red List Amazon plant yields miracle cure for dental pain Innovative program seeks to safeguard Peruvian Amazon from impacts of Inter-Oceanic Highway Majority of protected tropical forests "empty" due to hunting Fungus from the Amazon devours plastic Photo of the day: super-abundance of life found in Amazon park Photos: 46 new species found in little-explored Amazonian nation