crew supplies and needed equipment.

but these days they have enormous clouds of smoke billowing over them.says veterinarian Aracelli Hammann.

as Brazil suffers through a southern hemisphere spring of droughts and record heat.head of the environmental group SOS Pantanal.firefighters face huge logistical battles.

Theyre part of an invisible food chain.according to satellite monitoring by Brazilian space research agency INPE.

says biologist Gustavo Figueiroa.

Known for its lush landscapes and vibrant wildlife.Colombia on Tuesday began the sterilization of hippopotamuses.

so baiting them to capture them becomes even more complicated.especially in the Magdalena River basin.

Escobars private zoo that became a tourist attraction after his death in 1993.once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar who imported three female hippos and one male decades ago in Puerto Triunfo.