A pensioner’s car insurance scam backfired, causing a disastrous blaze burning huge swathes of land, when his car exploded in a protected rainforest in Brazil. Heli Barroso Martins, 66, burned down 673 hectares of vegetation in the the Araras Biological Reserve, in Petrópolis in the mountainous region of Rio de Janeiro. The fire, which destroyed the … Read more
The shocking condition of the Amazon has been caught on camera by conservationists as illegal wildfires ravage the rainforest. Images from Greenpeace taken between July 7 and 10 show the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso ablaze despite it being illegal to start fires in the state since July 1st. As of yesterday, the Brazilian authorities extended … Read more
Britain has an obsession with timber, leather and beef from Brazil, according to wildlife charities, who claim it is ‘having a heavy impact’ on rainforest wildfires. Brazil, home to two-thirds of the Amazon rainforest, is one of the riskiest countries from which the UK imports key agricultural commodities, say the WWF and RSPB. In a … Read more
She’s fitting right in! Neighbours star Madeleine West talks about ‘friendly fairies’ as she joins the ‘mystics’ for a Byron Bay rainforest gathering after moving to hippie town from Melbourne By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:24 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 04:42 BST, 27 May 2020 She moved from Melbourne to … Read more
The world’s largest rainforest is disappearing at an alarming rate and could contribute to the next pandemic, a scientist warns. Ecologists David Lapola warns the Amazon rainforest could be a hot zone of infection, as human encroachment on animals’ habitats is on the rise. The urbanization of once-wild areas contributes to the emergence of zoonotic … Read more
‘THWACK!’ ‘THUD!’ ‘PUT THAT THING DOWN!’ The tented Elephant Camp at Elephant Hills. Fiona says it’s the ideal jungle starter holiday for those who prefer to wake without crippling back pain and like to have somewhere to hang their clothes Majestic elephants at the Elephant Hills’ elephant park in southern Thailand, which borders the wilds of Khao … Read more
A TV animal expert who spent £22,000 building a tropical jungle inside his Oxfordshire home admits he is kept awake at night – by the animals’ mating calls. Warwick Vardy spent 20 years travelling the world locating, studying and collecting wildlife for hundreds of nature programmes for the BBC, National Geographic and Sky. Inspired by … Read more
Hot water! From mountain-view infinity pools to glass-bottomed swim spaces – the world’s most photographed pools revealed The Kayon Jungle Resort in Bali has an infinity pool that spills out over three-tiers and overlooks the jungle The 25-metre Skypool at Alpin Panorama Hotel in Italy has a glass bottom and is filled with mountain water … Read more
By Ryan Morrison The level of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest is at its worst in more than a decade, according to a new report by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research. Between August 2018 and July 2019 there was more than 3,700 square miles of deforestation of the Brazilian part of the rainforest, up … Read more