Sunday, January 6, 2013

Manatees under threat from Peruvian hunters



Published 06 January 2013 18:35
Biologists say manatees in Peru's Amazon rainforest are in danger of extinction. A wildlife organisation is trying to save the animals, but one of the biggest threats to their existence is a part of Peruvian culture. Even though legislation forbids it, people continue to capture the manatees for human consumption. Al Jazeera's Mariana Sanchez reports from Lima.

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