Illegal Logging in the Reserve
On Saturday evening, our quiet dinner was interrupted by the sound of a motor off in the distance.
The rangers we were with heard the motor nearly 20 minutes before our ears could pick up the sound. They immedietly went out to the dock and waited.
“What is that?” we asked.
“Illegal loggers,” the rangers replied. When the motor boat approached the dock, the rangers waved their arms, flashed their lights, and yelled for them to stop.
Surprisingly, the loggers stopped.
The loggers were on their way into the park, and didn’t have any illegal wood yet. The rangers couldn’t do anything about it, even though they knew what the loggers were about to do.
The next day on the river, we heard the sound of chainsaws not too far from the riverbank. We were sad to hear them, and felt frustrated that there was very little we could do to stop them. The rangers don’t have much power to stop illegal loggers either. Only the police have the authority to arrest loggers, but they don’t come in the park often enough to stop it.
What should we do about the illegal loggers in the reserve? Is there anything we can do back home in the US to stop illegal logging in Peru?
Let us know what you think and why.
The rangers we were with heard the motor nearly 20 minutes before our ears could pick up the sound. They immedietly went out to the dock and waited.
“What is that?” we asked.
“Illegal loggers,” the rangers replied. When the motor boat approached the dock, the rangers waved their arms, flashed their lights, and yelled for them to stop.
Surprisingly, the loggers stopped.
The loggers were on their way into the park, and didn’t have any illegal wood yet. The rangers couldn’t do anything about it, even though they knew what the loggers were about to do.
The next day on the river, we heard the sound of chainsaws not too far from the riverbank. We were sad to hear them, and felt frustrated that there was very little we could do to stop them. The rangers don’t have much power to stop illegal loggers either. Only the police have the authority to arrest loggers, but they don’t come in the park often enough to stop it.
What should we do about the illegal loggers in the reserve? Is there anything we can do back home in the US to stop illegal logging in Peru?
Let us know what you think and why.