‘Nothing inevitable’ about the annihilation of uncontacted Amazon tribe, says advocates amid fears for their safety

Illegal gold miners have been a major problem in the Amazon. Earlier this year the Peru government declared an emergency because of mercury contamination caused by wildcat gold mining in the Amazon.
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