“The Yanomami are saying their rivers are being contaminated and
their fish are dying from the mercury contamination,” Shenker said.
“They’ve also noticed an increase of Malaria in areas where the illegal
miners are operating.
“It actually happened to be in an area close to uncontacted Yanomami ,
who are the most vulnerable of the Yanomami as they have very little or
no immunity to any outside diseases,” she said. “It could lead to them
being completely wiped out, and it could happen without us even knowing
as it is a very remote area.”
Combating illegal gold mining in the Amazon is a difficult task, as
the dense rainforest renders satellite imaging nearly obsolete. Illegal
gold miners also try and operate in secrecy, meaning it’s likely they’re
not deforesting in abundance in order to retain cover.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kitconews/2014/09/10/illegal-gold-miners-in-brazil-destroying-amazon-indigenous-tribes-at-risk/
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