by AMAZONAS Magazine | Mar 16, 2016 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
A partial excerpt from “Sweet Corys,” photos and text by Hans-Georg Evers, published in the November/December 2015 issue of AMAZONAS Magazine Rio Araguaia To me, just the name of this river is magical. In the past I did some very successful tours around...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 26, 2016 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
By Hans-Georg Evers Excerpt from AMAZONAS Magazine “Arapuja is being deforested by the project entrepreneurs without any forest management or wildlife rescue.” Annual killifishes are extremely well adapted to surviving wet and dry seasons in their unique...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 20, 2016 | AMAZONAS Magazine Letters, Freshwater
via Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA Ltd) Another great article from Amazonas Magazine about wild caught aquarium fish. Many fishkeepers shun species taken from the wild but they do provide a valuable livelihood for many people who also then protect their...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 12, 2016 | AMAZONAS Excerpt, Freshwater
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. —May Sarton In our frenetic, warp-speed lives, moments of rare joy are sometimes found unexpectedly in...
by AMAZONAS Magazine | Feb 12, 2016 | AMAZONAS - Mike Tuccinardi, Freshwater
Over the course of four days in the Colombian border town of Leticia, I had spent time collecting in the blackwater creeks feeding into the Amazon (part I), and scoured the area searching for aquarium fish collectors and traders (part II). For an impromptu and...
