Removal of hundreds of illegal cattle in the Amazon sparks protests and divides residents Cows roam an area recently deforested in the Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, Acre state, Brazil, Dec. 6 ...

The removal of hundreds of cattle raised illegally on public land designated for sustainable forest use in Brazil’s Amazon has sparked protests and divided residents, with some seeking to ...

The cattle removal came in response to a 56% surge in deforestation during the first five months of 2025 compared to the same period last year. The cleared area is nearly five times the size of ...