Last week, we told you that photographs were taken of a tribe of reclusive people native to the Peruvian/Brazilian forests. On the heels of that, the Peruvian government has announced it will take action to protect the tribes and stop loggers from encroaching on the land the tribes inhabit. From the BBC:
Authorities in Peru’s Amazon state of Madre de Dios now say they will stop illegal loggers who travel deep into the forest in search of tropical hardwoods.
They are often the first people to encounter the tribes.
Aside from destroying the tribes’ homes, the loggers also can bring diseases fatal to the tribespeople - even something as simple as the common cold can kill.
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