Pantanal floods again after 4 years of drought

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Globo Rural retraces the journey with a group of cattlemen months later and shows what changes in the region. Flooding brings back the life of fauna and flora, but also causes damage and death of some animals. Pantanal has floods again after 4 years of drought After four years of severe drought, the Pantanal is flooded again. The Globo Rural team accompanied a delegation of herders and shows what has changed in the region since the last trip with pedestrians, in August 2022. The Pantanal has gone through at least four years of extreme drought, with high temperatures, fires, soil arid, thirsty and many losses. The floods bring back the life of fauna and flora, but also cause damage and death of some animals. SEIBA ALSO: VIDEO: Globo Rural team recalls challenges of the journey through the Pantanal in 1984 and 38 years later See how the horn used by sertanejo singers is made Watch all Globo Rural videos Run over and lack of oxygen One of the problems that comes with the water is the trampling of wild animals. The Institute for the Conservation of Wild Animals (Icas) has been studying this issue of collisions for over ten years. On the BR-262, 6,650 carcasses were found over a period of 3 years. The main animals run over are: alligator, armadillo, wild dog, capybara and the lesser and giant anteaters. To solve this problem, the study suggests fencing the highway at the points where there were more collisions. There is also the decoada, the death of fish. This is because, in the Pantanal, when floods occur, all aquatic vegetation ends up decomposing, generating carbon dioxide and reducing the amount of oxygen in the water. Thus, the water becomes toxic to the fish, which try to reach the surface to obtain more oxygen, but many of them do not resist and end up dying. Globo Rural retraces the route with a delegation of cattlemen and shows what changes in the Pantanal with the floods Renaissance But the floods also bring the return of fauna and flora. The Pantanal is a wetland ecosystem, which provides very productive environments in terms of diversity. Waterfowl are among the animals that have already become more common in the Pantanal landscape, as is the case of the tuiuiú, the dry head, the spoonbills and the kingfishers, for example. The severe drought in recent years has hindered the reproduction of many birds, such as the tuiuiú, the Pantanal’s symbol bird, explains biologist Gabriel Freitas. Return to the Pantanal Globo Rural returns for the third time to make the journey with a herding delegation and face the crossing of the Taquari River. In 1984, animals had to swim to get to the other side. The reporting team followed the 100 km route in two cars, with a lot of perrengue. For example, it was necessary to constantly go downhill to find out how deep the water was and whether the truck would get stuck. Even so, one of the cars ended up getting stuck in the mud, needing to be towed. After going a little further, it was only possible to end the trip by helicopter. The difficulties of the crossing also change for the animals. In the dry season they are not in good body condition and die along the way. Already in the flood, there is more risk of diseases in the hooves. There is also the highest supply of animals at auctions, driving prices down. Check out the full report in the video above. Most watched videos from Globo Rural

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