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September 15, 2020

Brazilian Pantanal, World's Largest Wetland, Suffers Devastating Loss of Wildlife from Historic Wildfires
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In Brazil, thousands of fires in the world's largest wetland have
scorched more than 5.8 million acres of some of the planet's most
biodiverse land. The fires in the Brazilian Pantanal are often set to
clear land for logging and farming, but have been exacerbated by severe
climate change-fueled drought.

Conservationists say historic fires this year have caused a devastating
loss of wildlife - including endangered species - as animals including
jaguars, rare birds and reptiles have been charred or starved to death.


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