
ENV001-00066
A vendor shows off a sloth head, part of the medicine he’s selling in his booth at the Ver-O-Peso market in Belem, Brazil. He was also selling snake and turtle parts. Sale of such animal parts is contributing to the decline of many species.
Keywords
- Amazon River
- Belem
- Brazil
- Deforestation
- Forest fruit
- Market
- Medicinal
- Open-air
- Plant
- Rainforest
- Sloth
- Vendor
- Ver-o-peso
This photo © Joel Sartore 2021. Image usage guidelines