Pantanal Expedition, Brazil 
 
 
Learn about conservation issues, species and conservationists who work to preserve the endangered Cerrado savannah ecosystem and the Pantanal, the largest wetland in the world.
 
Join CI's Jeff Flocken and SeaWorld/Busch Gardens' Julie Scardina's adventures in the Pantanal and Cerrado regions of Brazil. The Pantanal Expedition occurred in late February 2002, but you can still follow their entire journey through this virtual Expedition.
 
Find all the facts about who, where, when and why here.
 
Jeff and Julie wrote about their experiences over the 10-day period, plus get the inside scoop on all the tools, people and species they saw.
 
Brazil is in eastern South America bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Get the history and data about this region.
 
Meet the correspondents for this expedition, as well as the scientists, volunteers, and other participants in the Pantanal.
 
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