Fires rage in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, home to the world's largest jaguar population. Photo: AFP Fires rage in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, home to the world's largest jaguar population. Photo: AFP
Fires rage in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, home to the world's largest jaguar population. Photo: AFP
Climate crisis
Lifestyle /  Travel & Leisure

Jaguars under threat as record wildfires, made worse by climate breakdown, sweep tropical wetlands in Brazil

  • With the lowest rainfall in 47 years, the Meeting of the Waters park is too dry to protect its animals, which are a big tourist attraction
  • Some 200 jaguars have already been killed, injured or displaced and more than 10 per cent of the land has been consumed by fire

Topic |   Climate crisis
Associated Press
Associated Press

Updated: 7:55pm, 16 Sep, 2020

Why you can trust SCMP
Fires rage in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, home to the world's largest jaguar population. Photo: AFP Fires rage in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, home to the world's largest jaguar population. Photo: AFP
Fires rage in Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands, home to the world's largest jaguar population. Photo: AFP
READ FULL ARTICLE