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Capybaras, marsh deer, anteaters flee Argentina wildfires

February 25, 2022406 Views

Wildfires in Argentina's north are forcing local species of wildlife including capybaras, marsh deer and anteaters to attempt to flee ahead of the flames, with many animals killed or injured while trying to escape as the fires spread. The blazes in Corrientes province, which borders Paraguay, have burned through nearly 900,000 hectares of forest and pasture land, some 12% of the region, including destroying habitats in the biodiverse Iberá Park wetlands. A capybara injured during a wildfire receives treatment by a veterinary at the Aguara Conservation Center in Paso de la Patria, province of Corrientes, Argentina February 23, 2022. REUTERS/Matias Baglietto "There are sectors of the Iberá where animals have been trapped," said Sofía Heinonen, executive director of Rewilding Argent...

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Argentina fires burn an important wetland

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February 19, 2022292 Views

Wildfires in Argentina's north have continued to spread through the province of Corrientes, burning more than 600,000 hectares, scarring farmlands and killing protected animals and plants in the major Ibera National Park, an important wetland area. Local authorities have sent firefighters, police and volunteers to fight some 15 blazes that have ripped through the region near the border with Paraguay, burning over 6% of the entire province, which has been hit by drought and high temperatures since late last year. Local residents and firefighters battle a wildfire that has spread to cover more than 500,000 hectares underscoring the impact of dry weather due to the Nina weather pattern, in Corrientes, Argentina, February 15, 2022. REUTERS/Sebastian Toba "More than 600,000 hectares h...

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Brazil’s Pantanal, world’s largest wetland, burns from above and below

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August 30, 2020560 Views

The world’s largest wetland is ablaze, but the fire is often invisible. In Brazil’s Pantanal, the vegetation compacted under the marshy flood water during the wet season dries out as ponds and lagoons evaporate, leaving flammable deposits underground that can continue to smoulder long after visible flames die down. Firefighters across Brazil are battling raging towers of flames from the Amazon rainforest to the Cerrado savannah, but the fires beneath their feet are a particular challenge in the Pantanal. The only way to combat an underground fires is to dig a trench around it, said state firefighter Lieutenant Isaac Wihby. A fire is seen near Cuiaba River at Pantanal, in Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, August 28, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli “But how do you do that if you ha...