Hydroelectric dams threaten Brazil’s mysterious Pantanal – one of the world’s great wetlands
The Pantanal in central South America may not be as globally famous as the Amazon rainforest, but it has the continent’s highest concentration of wildlife. Now, however, the region’s endangered plants and animals, along with its still undiscovered secrets, may be wiped out in return for cheap hydroelectricity. The Pantanal is the world’s largest tropical …