Illegal Logging
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Tree poaching increases with lumber costs in B.C.Big trees, small trees, dead trees, softwoods and hardwoods have all become valuable targets of tree poachers in British Columbia as timber prices hit record levels.EnvironmentMay 16, 2021
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Lobo, guardian of the Amazon rainforest, killed by illegal loggers in BrazilPaul Paulino Guajajara, also known as Lobo, was ambushed by loggers who wanted to destroy his forest home, Indigenous leaders said.TrendingNov 4, 2019
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Police, officials meet with widows of slain Peruvian foes of illegal loggingPeruvian police investigators and a deputy minister have met with widows of four slain indigenous leaders who had resisted a steady onslaught by illegal loggers in their remote homeland.CrimeSep 9, 2014
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Top Peruvian foe of illegal logging slain with 3 other indigenous leadersPeruvian authorities say Edwin Chota, an outspoken opponent of illegal logging, and three other Ashaninka community leaders have been slain in a remote region bordering Brazil.CrimeSep 8, 2014
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