Uncontacted Amazon tribe enters another village: ‘They are in danger’
Fears for isolated Peruvian tribe seen near logging site
- Peru's Mashco Piro tribe, one of the world's largest uncontacted groups, has reportedly entered a neighbouring village, indicating severe stress from encroaching development.
- Activists warn that ongoing logging operations nearby and the construction of a bridge by Maderera Canales Tahuamanu are pushing the tribe from its ancestral lands, heightening risks of disease and violent conflict.
- The Mashco Piro possess no immunity to common diseases, making even minor illnesses potentially fatal, and have historically resisted loggers, with two loggers killed in 2024.
- Despite the Forest Stewardship Council suspending its approval for the logging company, operations continue, raising concerns about the Peruvian government's licensing and oversight.
- Environmentalists and Indigenous rights advocates say that continued logging activities in the Madre de Dios region expose vulnerable tribes to danger, despite government efforts to establish reserves and protection posts.