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In Pantanal, South America, the world's largest marshland, more than 15,000 forest fires have occurred this year, and there are concerns about its impact on valuable ecosystems.
Pantanal is the world's largest marsh that spans Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia in South America, and some areas are registered as World Heritage Sites and are known for their diverse organisms.
According to the National Institute of Space Research in Brazil, there were approximately 15,000 forest fires between January this year and mid-month, already surpassing the highest number since 1998, when observations began.
The forest fire has already burned more than 12% of Pantanal, or approximately 19,000 square kilometers, in Brazil.
The cause of the fire is believed to be open burning when farmers treat weeds, but the damage has been further exacerbated by the worst drought in the last 50 years.
Rare Brazilian government, has been hit in fire fighting activities by, for example, turning on the army, but the prospect of fire suppression is not standing, in addition to have been reported to the health hazards of smoke in the surrounding cities, such as the jaguar by the forest has been destroyed There are also concerns about the impact on the ecosystem of wild animals.