The Pantanal is the largest tropical wetland in the world, located primarily in Brazil, with portions extending into Bolivia and Paraguay. This unique ecosystem is characterized by its rich ...

The Pantanal is "more intact and pristine" than most other wetlands in the world, said World Wildlife. It comprises about 3% of all the wetlands on Earth – but less than 5% of it is protected.

The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical wetland, created by the convergence of more than 1,200 rivers and streams rushing down from the eastern Andes and the high plateaus of the Cerrado, the ...

but exacerbated by unusually dry conditions in recent weeks - have engulfed more than 10% of the Brazilian wetland, known as the Pantanal, exacting a toll scientists call “unprecedented”.