Amazon Tribe Takes Direct Action Against Loggers

Tired of government inaction against illegal loggers, the inhabitants of the Amazon rainforest act to defend their territory.

Indigenous people from the Ka’apor tribe in the northeast Maranhao state took on illegal loggers, sending its best hunters and warriors to protect their home, Reuters reported yesterday. The images published show the Amazon inhabitants taking matter into their own hands, capturing and detaining the loggers before setting fire to their vehicle and equipment.