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Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn’t officially started but it’s already breaking records
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands fire season hasn’t officially started but it’s already breaking records

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s massive Pantanal wetlands haven’t technically entered annual fire season, but already the number of blazes has broken records and is leading experts to predict this year will be the most devastating in decades. “We are facing one of the worst situations ever seen in the Pantanal,” Environment Minister Marina Silva told journalists Monday, adding that the …

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Man swims next to massive anaconda. Jaw-dropping video captures encounter. Watch
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Man swims next to massive anaconda. Jaw-dropping video captures encounter. Watch

Hindustan Times  

A man swam alongside a colossal anaconda in the waters of a wetland in Brazil, with the heart-stopping encounter captured on camera. The viral video captured the daring encounter, showcasing the sheer size and power of the reptile. The viral video of a man swimming alongside a giant anaconda was taken in Pantanal wetland in Brazil. Earlier this year, researchers …

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Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in world’s largest tropical wetlands
1 year, 1 month ago

Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in world’s largest tropical wetlands

LA Times  

Firefighters in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that “it is a relief for everyone who lives in the region.” They spoke too soon. In the first two weeks of November, fires fueled by unusually dry and hot weather destroyed nearly 1.9 million acres — almost …

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Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world’s largest tropical wetlands
1 year, 1 month ago

Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world’s largest tropical wetlands

Associated Press  

POCONE, BRAZIL — Firefighters in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands earlier this month celebrated the end of the fire season on Facebook, saying in a Nov. 7 post that “it is a relief for everyone who lives in the region.” They spoke too soon. A jaguar rests in an area recently scorched by wildfires at the Encontro das Aguas park in the …

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Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world's largest tropical wetlands
1 year, 1 month ago

Fires in Brazil threaten jaguars, houses and plants in the world's largest tropical wetlands

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the first two weeks of November, fires fueled …

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Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern
3 years, 4 months ago

Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — The season of Brazilian forest fires has begun, and early data plus severe drought is sparking concern that nationwide destruction in 2021 will stay at the high levels recorded in the past two years, despite efforts to tamp down the blazes. Brazil is home to the world’s largest rainforest and tropical wetlands — the Amazon and …

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World's Largest Wetlands are on Fire in South America; Economy and Ecology are Staring at a Disaster
4 years, 1 month ago

World's Largest Wetlands are on Fire in South America; Economy and Ecology are Staring at a Disaster

News 18  

The world watched as California and the Amazon went up in flames this year, but the largest tropical wetland on earth has been ablaze for months, largely unnoticed by the outside world. Mostly man-made While fires ignited by lightning sometimes occur naturally in the Pantanal, Larcher, who works for environmental NGO Instituto Homem Pantaneiro, said this year’s fires have mostly …

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The world’s largest wetlands burned down this year. That’s a disaster for all of us
4 years, 1 month ago

The world’s largest wetlands burned down this year. That’s a disaster for all of us

CNN  

CNN — The world watched as California and the Amazon went up in flames this year, but the largest tropical wetland on earth has been ablaze for months, largely unnoticed by the outside world. “It is vital that it as much attention as the Amazon.” Brazil’s National Institute of Space Research has detected more than 21,200 fires in the Pantanal …

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As Brazil’s wetlands burned, government did little to help
4 years, 2 months ago

As Brazil’s wetlands burned, government did little to help

Associated Press  

PORTO JOFRE, Brazil — After hours navigating Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands in search of jaguars earlier this month, Daniel Moura beached his boat to survey the fire damage. “I can’t see much federal help; it is basically us here,” said Felipe Augusto Dias, executive director of SOS Pantanal, an environmental group. Addressing the United Nations General Assembly last week, Bolsonaro said …

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Brazil vets work to heal jaguars burned in Pantanal wildfire
4 years, 2 months ago

Brazil vets work to heal jaguars burned in Pantanal wildfire

Associated Press  

CORUMBA DE GOIAS, Brazil — In 20 years, veterinarian Daniela Gianni had never seen a jaguar burned as badly as Amanaci, a female injured in the wildfires crackling through Brazil’s vast Pantanal wetlands. Gianni is the operational coordinator of the NEX Institute, an organization that defends wild cats, and which is using experimental stem cell treatment to tend to jaguars’ …

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Number of fires more than doubles in Brazil’s Pantanal
4 years, 4 months ago

Number of fires more than doubles in Brazil’s Pantanal

Associated Press  

BRASILIA, Brazil — The number of fires in Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s biggest tropical wetlands, more than doubled in the first half of 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to data released by a state institute. The sharp increase in fires comes amid domestic and international concern over Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s calls to clear land in …

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