Fears for endangered macaw as fire devastates Brazilian wetland
by Fabiano Maisonnave in Fazenda São Francisco do Pe from on (#572JF)
The Pantanal wetland - home to the hyacinth macaw - is suffering its worst blazes in decades, most probably started by humans
The world's biggest refuge for endangered hyacinth macaws has been devastated by a historic fire in the Brazilian Pantanal.
The Pantanal, a vast tropical wetland straddling Brazil's border with Bolivia and Paraguay, is currently suffering its worst fires in more than two decades, with nearly 12% of its vegetation reportedly already lost.
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