Tamshiyacu

[themountain]

Sad things going on in Loreto

http://elcomercio.pe/mundo/actualid...il-hectareas-loretofotos-noticia-1661860#next

 

[fart]

 

[Tom C]

I've been in Tamshiyacu several times

This area is the home of Apistogramma panduro:

and Apistogramma cf. agassizii "Pastel":

and Apistogramma cf. agassizii "Butterfly":

and amazingly we've also found an Apistogramma cf, norberti there, which lacks the diagnostic black patch in the posterior part of the dorsal fin:

Of course a lot of other species lives here too.
It would be a shame if the habitats now are in danger / ruin!

In 2012, we noticed that new huge roads were built out in the forest:

In the nearby Tahuayo area the locals clear the forest to cultivate pineapples:

Do you know if this could be the purpose of cutting down the forests here, themountain?

 

[themountain]

Do you know if this could be the purpose of cutting down the forests here, themountain?

I am afraid its more serious this time...First of all they do not have a permission to cut down all this trees , second its said that they will drill for oil there even when the area is not a certified oilfield!
In Loreto rules the law of the wild west ....who got the money tells everybody how its done .....very frightening.

 

[rr16]

Best get breeding all these lovely rare fish that may get wiped out! Not to mention the amphibians and inverts.

 

[Tom C]

I am afraid its more serious this time... they will drill for oil there even when the area is not a certified oilfield!...

OMG, haven't they learned anything from what happened in Rio Pastaza/Rio Corrientes/Rio Tigre?

If you want to watch the entire video, it's found HERE

 

[themountain]

Well...that was last year, now they have oil spill in Rio Tigre , major issues with illegal logging and mining in Manu and on the border to Acre /Brasil. And that is only the things you get to know here