Record wildfires ravage Peru’s ecosystems and wildlife
Lima, Peru Reuters A record number of fires tore through Peru over the past few weeks, wreaking havoc across the country’s ecosystems as grasslands, dry forests, coastal areas, and the Amazon were set ablaze. In northern Peru, spectacled bears fled burning dry forests to nearby towns where some were shot by frightened residents. Jaguars in […]
Fires burn out of control in Peru, hitting crops and archaeological sites
Lima, Peru Reuters Peruvian authorities scrambled to roll out a plan to fight fires raging out of control across the nation, razing crops, damaging archaeological treasures and leaving several regions in a state of disaster on Thursday. Firefighters said battling the blazes has grown increasingly difficult. “We’re tired,” said a volunteer firefighter in the forests […]
Peru declares state of emergency in regions scorched by forest fires
Lima, Peru Reuters Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday declared a state of emergency in three regions affected by devastating forest fires that have burned through swathes of the nation’s Andean and Amazonian crop lands and left 16 dead. The heavily forested northern regions of Amazonas, San Martin and Ucayali will be under the new […]