Rare videos and photos of unknown Amazon tribe

According to indigenous advocacy group Survival International, photos they released this week show members of the Mashco Piro tribe foraging for bananas and cassava near the village of Monte Salvado on the Las Piedras River in Peru's Madre de Dios province.

Members of the Mashco Piro tribe, one of the world's most secretive tribes, gather on the banks of the Las Piedras river in search of food. Photo: Survival International

"It's unusual for such a large group to travel together," said Survival International researcher Teresa Mayo. According to Peru-based lawyer Cesar Ipenza, tribespeople usually gather in small groups, and a larger group could be an "alarming situation."

Video of the activities of a newly discovered tribe in Peru (source: AP)

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According to Survival International, several logging companies now have logging rights in territory inhabited by the Mashco Piro. This has raised concerns about conflict between loggers and tribe members, as well as the possibility that loggers could introduce dangerous diseases to the Mashco Piro.

Members of the Mashco Piro tribe on the banks of the Las Piedras river. Photo: Survival International

A group of indigenous people react when they see a plane flying over their home in the Amazon basin near the border with Peru, 2014. Photo: Reuters

The tribe is believed by anthropologists to have no communication. Photo: Reuters

A group of tribal people react to a plane flying over their home in the Amazon basin near the border with Peru. Photo: Reuters

Members of the Mashco Piro tribe watch a group of tourists from across the Alto Madre de Dios river in Manu National Park in the Amazon basin, southeastern Peru, in 2011. Photo: Reuters

In 2022, two loggers were shot with arrows while fishing in an encounter with tribe members. One logger died.

Members of an Amazon Basin tribe and their home. Photo: CFPE-EVA

Members of an unknown tribe in the Amazon basin along the border with Peru. Photo: CFPE-EVA

Members of the Mashco Piro tribe stand on the banks of the Las Piedras river. Photo: Survival International

The home of a group of Amazonian tribespeople near the Xinane River in the Brazilian state of Acre, near the border with Peru. Photo: Reuters

Home to an unknown tribe in the Amazon basin along the border with Peru. Photo: CFPE-EVA

Members of a tribe in the Amazon basin are seen from a flight over the Brazilian state of Acre along the border with Peru. Photo: CFPE-EVA

According to Peru-based lawyer Cesar Ipenza, the new images show a "very alarming and worrying situation because it is not clear exactly why they move from the rainforest to the beaches." He said isolated indigenous tribes may migrate in August to collect turtle eggs to eat.

“We are also very concerned that some illegal activities may be going on in the areas where they live, forcing them to leave and putting them under pressure,” he said.

Ngoc Anh (according to Reuters, AP)

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/video-va-nhung-buc-anh-hiem-hoi-ve-bo-toc-amazon-chua-duoc-biet-den-post304079.html