BRAZIL-PANTANAL-ENVIRONMENT-FIRE-DROUGHT

A member of the Group for Animal Rescue in Disasters (GRAD) holds a Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) killed by forest fires in the Pantanal wetland in Porto Jofre, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, on November 11, 2023. Several fires have been ravaging the Brazilian Pantanal, the largest wetland on the planet. According to the specialists, these fires are primarily caused by human action, in particular the use of slash-and-burn techniques for agricultural expansion, and the situation at the end of the year has been exacerbated by an exceptional drought. (Photo by Rogerio FLORENTINO / AFP) (Photo by ROGERIO FLORENTINO/AFP via Getty Images)