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Brazil expands protection for the pantanal
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Brazil expands protection for the pantanal

So: Brazil has expanded Pantanal Matogrossense National Park by 185 square miles, growing its protected area by more than a quarter. The park shelters the Pantanal, the world’s largest flooded grasslands and home to an extraordinary range of wildlife, including the largest concentration of jaguars on Earth. The expansion helps protect important breeding grounds and wildlife corridors that allow animals to move through the landscape and maintain genetic diversity. With fires and droughts posing ongoing threats, this is an encouraging step towards keeping the Pantanal and its rivers healthy.
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