Visitor's guide to South America's great wetland, covering Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Includes an introduction to ecosystems; a natural history of mammals (including jaguar), birds, reptiles (including caiman), amphibians, fish, invertebrates; and travel tips including descriptions of lodges and where to watch wildlife.

James Lowen (jameslowen.com) has been immersed in all aspects of natural history since he was able to walk, and is now a fully-fledged nature writer, editor, guide and photographer. James has written 15 books about wildlife and travel, landing two Travel Guidebook of the Year awards (plus two 'shortlistings'), a Nautilus Book Silver Award and a 2022 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing longlisting. A self-confessed South America addict, he became hooked when spending three teenage months surveying wildlife in Paraguayan rainforests. In total, he has spent five years working in this great, wildlife-rich continent and is rarely happier than when seeking jaguars in the Pantanal, antpittas in the Andes or penguins in Patagonia. When confined to the UK, James scratches his tropical-Americas itch by editing Neotropical Birding, the only magazine focusing exclusively on birdwatching in Latin America, and the ornithological journal Cotinga, which also focuses on the New World tropics.