will continue firing for another five minutes or so.

when wildfires also devastated the region.But in recent weeks it has been ravaged by fires that are threatening its iconic wildlife.

especially burning land to clear it for farming.according to satellite monitoring by Brazilian space research agency INPE.Firefighters tackle forest fires in the Pantanal wetland near Porto Jofre.

head of the environmental group SOS Pantanal.But this many fires isnt normal.

And between the heat wave and the wind.

head of animal rescue group E o Bicho.Jentik said the pits smelled acrid.

Ruiz has launched a legislative blitz to get sick veterans benefits without waiting for more years of studies.Ruiz sees a parallel in American history: the use of Agent Orange in the Vietnam War.

We have described a spectrum of diseases that are related to deployment.We cannot let burn pit exposure veterans be the Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange of our generation.