World Animal Protection recently released a report that shows the abuse Amazon animals undergo for tourist photos Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013.

FILE - In this Oct.13, 2017, file photo, tourists touch the shell of a large turtle seen during a forest walk in the Amazon rain forest outside of Manaus, Brazil. Many guides are keen on helping ...

While not as lucrative as illegal mining, wildlife trafficking is still a multimillion-dollar business. Each day, birds, reptiles, amphibians, felines, and primates are snatched from their natural ...

High above the forest floor, the Amazon’s newest thoroughfares are not branches or lianas but human-built walkways, and the region’s wildlife is quietly adapting. Elevated paths meant for tourists and ...

STORY: "He's breathing OK." This Amazonian rodent could be yet another victim of mercury contamination. Inside a camping tent in the middle of the Peruvian jungle, scientists are trying to determine ...

Planning to visit the Amazon? You might want to look at the controversy over wildlife selfies before choosing tours. World Animal Protection, an advocacy group, issued a report saying animals like ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. As flames burn through Brazil’s rainforest, ...

A petition is urging American online retailer Amazon to stop selling wildlife specimens as well as hunting equipment that encourage further endangerment to animals. To date, the online petition has ...