Conservationist Details Bloody Encounter with Uncontacted Tribe
Yahoo • • world
Key Points:
- American conservationist Paul Rosolie revealed never-before-seen footage of an uncontacted Amazonian tribe, capturing their initial cautious behavior and eventual interaction from a distance near the Amazon Basin.
- The footage shows the tribe emerging from a cluster of butterflies, initially agitated and armed, but then seemingly relaxing and laying down their weapons during the first encounter.
- The following day, Rosolie and his crew faced a violent confrontation when the tribe surrounded their boat and fired arrows, seriously injuring the boat driver with a seven-foot arrow.
- Experts estimate around 200 uncontacted tribal groups remain worldwide, mostly in the Amazon rainforest, but increasing industrialization is reducing their isolation and leading to more frequent, often dangerous, encounters.
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