Recently, news hit the United States that the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil has been burning for the last few weeks. Natural fires within a rainforest like the Amazon are rare and don’t occur like they might in other climates, even in the dry season. Many environmentalists have placed blame on farmers and ranchers for setting […]

via The Fires of the Amazon Rainforest (And Why It Matters in the Pacific Northwest). — Animals of the Pacific Northwest