Set aside for an isolated Indigenous group, the Brazilian preserve Ituna-Itatá has now been heavily deforested a grim illustration of the intractable forces destroying the Amazon.
A study shows that even in a country that is considered a bastion of conservation, many big cats were severely wounded in encounters with human snare traps and shotguns.
Last year, a federal appeals court vacated the initial sentence for the plot, which was featured in the Netflix series “Tiger King.” Petitions for pardons from two presidents have also failed.