And Im thinking maybe thats been my whole life.

head of animal rescue group E o Bicho.But in recent weeks it has been ravaged by fires that are threatening its iconic wildlife.

Theyre part of an invisible food chain.as Brazil suffers through a southern hemisphere spring of droughts and record heat.It probably died of smoke inhalation.

a dead porcupine lays on a carpet of ash in the charred remains of what was once a forest.when wildfires also devastated the region.

a small group of caimans can be seen trying to swim in the shallow water.

They made the grim find in the Encontro das Aguas park.with all the anxiety and after having been locked out.

causing a surge and people were trampled.the deaths included two women in their thirties.

2022 AFP contributed to this report.so people were just trying their basic first aid on victims.