Quotation of the Day: Brazil's Wetland Fires Taking Toll on Wild Animals

‘With the loss of these animals, we lose an evolutionary story that has not yet been fully told.’ - A nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting anteaters expressed concern about the impact of fires in the Pantanal region of Brazil on wildlife. The fires are taking a toll on the local fauna, including anteaters. The organization emphasizes that the destruction of these animals also means losing an important evolutionary narrative that has yet to be fully unraveled.