The Uncontacted Mashco-Piro tribe native to Peru can be seen on a river bank brandishing spears in footage published by Survival International, amid reports that tribe has been asking for food from neighbouring tribes.
Members of an 'uncontacted' Amazon indigenous tribe used bows and arrows to attack loggers in a fight that left at least one person injured.
Further details, however, remain unclear and there are unconfirmed reports two loggers may have been killed. Survival International fears the tribe is moving out of the rainforest due to logging in the area Teresa Mayo, Peru researcher for Survival International, an NGO that supports Indigenous groups, said the clash occurred in an area of rainforest that is not formally protected by the government, although it is considered to be Mashco Piro territory.
The Mashco Piro have seldom appeared as a rule and do not communicate much with anyone, according to the NGO.Experts worry the tribe may be pushed out of their homes by logging activity nearby Survival International is now calling on the Forest Stewardship Council to withdraw its certifications of Catahua's operations - and petitoning for support to help protect uncontacted tribes.
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