Uncontacted Indians flee as loggers invade
Loggers operating illegally in the Purús National Park in Peru are causing large numbers of uncontacted Indians to flee from their traditional territory.
Loggers operating illegally in the Purús National Park in Peru are causing large numbers of uncontacted Indians to flee from their traditional territory.
An increasing number of loggers are now encroaching on the land of uncontacted Indians in south-east Peru. FENAMAD, the regional Indian organisation, has issued an urgent alert about this.
The Peruvian government has announced the creation of a State Reserve for uncontacted tribes in the south-east of the country, who include the Yora.
The Peruvian government, despite promises, has failed to remove loggers from the territory of uncontacted Indians in the south-east of the country.
"They all died. My uncle and cousins died as they were walking along...." Shocorua, Yora woman