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By Bradley Brooks
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP)
The Brazilian government will begin using a plane equipped with body-heat sensors to locate – and protect – uncontacted tribes in the Amazon, officials said Nov. 18.
Locating the tribes will help the National Indian Foundation create reserves where loggers or farmers are barred, Antenor Vaz, who heads the work on isolated tribes for the agency, known as Funai.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP)
The Brazilian government will begin using a plane equipped with body-heat sensors to locate – and protect – uncontacted tribes in the Amazon, officials said Nov. 18.
Locating the tribes will help the National Indian Foundation create reserves where loggers or farmers are barred, Antenor Vaz, who heads the work on isolated tribes for the agency, known as Funai.
