Wildfire burns Brazil's largest wetlands, killing thousands of wild animals(1/4)

A dead caiman is pictured in an area that was burnt in a fire in the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, in Pocone, Mato Grosso state, Brazil, August 31, 2020.In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, weeks of raging fires driven by climate crisis, have decimated wildlife populations. The remote region, close to the county’s western border with Bolivia and Paraguay, has been burning since mid-July. The charred aftermath stretches across an area bigger than New York City. (Photo/Agencies)

In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, weeks of raging fires driven by climate crisis, have decimated wildlife populations. The remote region, close to the county’s western border with Bolivia and Paraguay, has been burning since mid-July. The charred aftermath stretches across an area bigger than New York City.(Photo/Agencies)

In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, weeks of raging fires driven by climate crisis, have decimated wildlife populations. The remote region, close to the county’s western border with Bolivia and Paraguay, has been burning since mid-July. The charred aftermath stretches across an area bigger than New York City.(Photo/Agencies)

In Brazil’s Pantanal, the world’s largest wetland, weeks of raging fires driven by climate crisis, have decimated wildlife populations. The remote region, close to the county’s western border with Bolivia and Paraguay, has been burning since mid-July. The charred aftermath stretches across an area bigger than New York City.(Photo/Agencies)