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fires engulf Brazilian Pantanal wetlands
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‘Devastating’ fires engulf Brazilian Pantanal wetlands – again

Sources say most of the fires started from slash-and-burn farming, which is becoming more prevalent due to the weakening of environmental agencies under the Bolsonaro administration.

Bonobo conservation stymied by deforestation, human rights abuses
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Bonobo conservation stymied by deforestation, human rights abuses

Bonobos, unlike closely related chimpanzees, choose love over war. But with each passing year, there is less room in this world for these amorous primates

Brazil says it lacks resources to fight Amazon wildfires as dispute rages over who is to blame
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Brazil says it lacks resources to fight Amazon wildfires as dispute rages over who is to blame

The Brazilian Government lacks the resources to fight a record number of wildfires burning in the Amazon rainforest, President Jair Bolsonaro says.
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