This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). A visit to the northern Pantanal begins with a journey along the dirt Transpantaneira Road to the gateway town of Porto Jofre.

The air shimmers with heat as the flames consume the dry grass. The sky over the endless expanse of the Pantanal, the largest tropical wetland in the world, is shrouded in dense clouds of smoke. "I ...

Brazil’s Pantanal is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including its own “Big 5.” Remote lodging in natural areas, daily game drives, and a sense that you’re completely away from it all await. The ...

Jaguars survive fires by seeking refuge on riverbanks Jaguar population increases despite fires, with more females and cubs Future of jaguars depends on river levels, droughts and deforestation ...

The Pantanal, the largest tropical wetlands in the world, suffered a record number of fires in July, according to satellite data, prompting the Brazilian government to deploy the army to fight them.

Stunning and shocking images from upcoming exhibition Water Pantanal Fire show how this tropical wetland has been hit by wildfires ...

Embark on an immersive journey into South America’s most spectacular wildlife system, the Pantanal. Step into the world’s largest tropical wetland, offering close encounters with jaguars, giant river ...

Two jaguar cubs burned to death, their small bodies carbonized. Tapirs with raw, bloodied paws had been scalded by smoldering cinders. Nests of unhatched eggs from rare parrots were consumed by flames ...

In Brazil’s vast Pantanal wetlands, the world’s largest tropical wetland and home to the densest population of wild jaguars, conservationists are sounding the alarm. A species once hunted and feared ...

POCONÉ, Brazil (Reuters) - The world's largest wetland is ablaze, but the fire is often invisible. In Brazil's Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season ...

PORTO JOFRE, Brazil (Reuters) - They call him Bold and he is Brazil's most famous jaguar, seen on social media diving into rivers to capture a caiman and wrestle his prey ashore. Bold and his fellow ...