The human impact on the Amazon rainforest has been underestimated according to an international team of researchers. They found that selective logging and surface wildfires can result in an annual loss of 54 billion tons of carbon from the Amazon, increasing greenhouse gas emissions. There are still Amazon fires - though not as many. Forest fires do happen in the Amazon during the dry season between July and October. They can be caused by naturally occurring events, like lightning strikes, but this year most are thought to have been started by farmers and loggers clearing land for crops or grazing. Here are all of the endangered species of the Amazon

Jaguar, Golden lion tamarin, South American tapir, Giant otter, UakarisWhite‑cheeked spider monkey, Hyacinth macaw and 2626 more