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Photo highlights from the Southern Amazon (Mato Grosso state) - 2009

Below you will find a collection of photos from Brazil. Pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler in 2009, 2007, and 1999. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.


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Cerrado and transition forest cleared for pasture
Cerrado and transition forest cleared for pasture


Pantanal forest
Pantanal forest


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture


Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon


Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area
Lone Brazil nut tree left standing in a deforested area


Ground toad
Ground toad


Cow in the Pantanal
Cow in the Pantanal


Pantanal sunset
Pantanal sunset


Amazon forest margin
Amazon forest margin


Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon
Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon


Caiman lizard (Dracaena paraguayensis), a type of tegu
Caiman lizard (Dracaena paraguayensis), a type of tegu


Matrix of soy fields, forest reserves, and cattle pasture in the Brazilian Amazon
Matrix of soy fields, forest reserves, and cattle pasture in the Brazilian Amazon


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon


Mirante do Centro Geodésico
Mirante do Centro Geodésico


Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)
Southern Tamandua (Tamandua tetradactyla)


Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)
Black-collared Hawk (Busarellus nigricollis)


Female black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)
Female black Howler Monkey (Alouatta caraya)


Storm over the Amazon
Storm over the Amazon


Cleared cerrado
Cleared cerrado


Cuiaba seen in the distance from Chapada
Cuiaba seen in the distance from Chapada


Border between forest and soy
Border between forest and soy


Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus) in flight
Chestnut-fronted Macaws (Ara severus) in flight


Recently cleared land border a tract of Amazon forest
Recently cleared land border a tract of Amazon forest


Biting fly
Biting fly


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest


Black, green, and turqoise cricket
Black, green, and turqoise cricket


Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon
Agricultural clearing and forest reserves in the southern Amazon


Yellow and maroon orchid
Yellow and maroon orchid


Green dragonfly
Green dragonfly


Maroon-eyed dragonfly
Maroon-eyed dragonfly


South American Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) crossing a road in the Pantanal
South American Tapir (Tapirus terrestris) crossing a road in the Pantanal


Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)
Chestnut-fronted Macaw (Ara severus)


Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada
Soy fields and transition forest near Chapada


Forest fragments in a sea of soy
Forest fragments in a sea of soy


Green grashopper
Green grashopper


Chapada dos Guimarães
Chapada dos Guimarães


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture


Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight
Hyacinth Macaws (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) in flight


Chapada dos Guimarães
Chapada dos Guimarães


Cattle pasture and Amazon forest
Cattle pasture and Amazon forest


Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon
Newly tilled land and forest in the Amazon


Green and brown shield bug
Green and brown shield bug


Blue-eyed dragonfly
Blue-eyed dragonfly


Jabiru stork taking flight
Jabiru stork taking flight


Cleared forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Cleared forest in the Brazilian Amazon


Water hyacinth flowers
Water hyacinth flowers


Blue-eyed dragonfly
Blue-eyed dragonfly


Light green butterflies
Light green butterflies


Giant Amazon River Otter
Giant Amazon River Otter


Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon
Aerial view of extensive soy fields and legal forest reserves in the Brazilian Amazon


Newly cleared section of Amazon forest
Newly cleared section of Amazon forest


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture


Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture
Amazon rainforest and cattle pasture


Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (red form)
Postman butterfly, Heliconius erato or melpomene (red form)


Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)
Limpkin (Aramus guarauna)


Yellow and light green butterflies
Yellow and light green butterflies


Solitary tree in the middle of a soy field
Solitary tree in the middle of a soy field


Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Patchwork of legal forest reserves, pasture, and soy farms in the Brazilian Amazon


Brown capuchin monkey
Brown capuchin monkey


Yellow-billed Tern (Sterna superciliaris) in flight
Yellow-billed Tern (Sterna superciliaris) in flight


Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon
Conversion of transition forest in the Brazilian Amazon


Cattle grazing in the Brazilian Amazon
Cattle grazing in the Brazilian Amazon


Sunset on the Rio das Mortes
Sunset on the Rio das Mortes




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