
35 YEARS OF EXPLORATION & DISCOVERY
Saving Brazil's Vanishing Species

Saving Brazil's Vanishing Species was developed by Randall Quirk and presented by Nature House after his journeys in the rainforests of Brazil and his interactions with its beautiful but endangered inhabitants. Click on the PDF (left) to read Saving Brazil's Vanishing Species.
Expedition Gallery - Click on each picture to view it fullscreen.
Jacaré (Spectacled Caiman), hunted at night for its tail meat
Catching Pintado Catfish
The endangered Hyacinth Macaw
Collecting dead coral specimens eaten by Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
Monstrous 370 pound catfish that was sent by airplane to feed the village of Macas after an earthquake
Swimming sloth plucked from a tributary, then released
Tropical Broadbill captured, logged, and released at mist net
This jaguar was shot by Ribereinos (river people) for killing precious livestock
The tail end of rainy season in the flooded forest
This giant otter is almost 6 feet long!
Fruiting cashew - you can see the actual nut at the bottom of the fruit.
A capybara family, the world's largest rodent
The rare Red Uakari Monkey at an Amazonian Eco-Lodge to re-habilitate and re-introduce the species
Giant anteater in the Pantanal
Brazilian Caiman feasting on Curimbatá
Seaplane over "Meeting of the Waters," the black Rio Negro and the muddy Solimões River combine here to form the mighty Amazon River
The endangered Golden Lion Tamarin of Mata Atlantica near Rio de Janeiro
A three-toed sloth found swimming in a jungle tributary
Flying lizard Randall caught in Borneo's Imbak Canyon
The Jabiru Stork feasting on Piraña
The "Bucket" Orchid (Caryanthes), the most highly evolved flower in the world
Tropical Durian fruit - The hotels prohibit this fruit inside hotels due to its pungent aroma
Very rare and very vocal Jungle Crane
Collecting Castasetum Orchids
Durian flowers
Pendant Dendrobium orchid species - The Golden Triangle is the intersection of Burma, Laos & Thailand
Collecting Oncidium Orchids
Fishing for Tambaquí
Platypus baby at the Heliconia Conference
Amazon collecting vessel
First visit photographing flora & fauna of Brasil's Pantanal, 2 hours from Cáceres
Seringas (Rubber Tree)
The extraordinary Rafflesia Flower (the largest and smelliest parasitic flower in the world)
"Catch of the Day," with Unicorn Tang, Blue Parrotfish, Strawberry Grouper, and Palau Lobsters
Red-tailed Catfish