ARGENTINA: Wildfires in southern Argentina have burned over 15,000 hectares this week, prompting large-scale firefighting efforts and evacuations in Patagonia. Read More: “Massive Icebergs Collapse from Argentina’s Perito Moreno Glacier The largest blaze, ongoing since Monday near the small town of Epuyen in the Andes, has charred around 11,980 hectares, according to the Chubut provincial fire service. […]
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‘Dream come true’: two new national parks born in Chilean Patagonia
The foundation created by the late creator of US clothing brands Esprit and The North Face turned over 407,000 hectares (1 million acres) of forest, mountain, lakes and glaciers in Patagonia to the government of Chile on Friday, the Tompkins Conservation Foundation said. The gift makes final a plan that began with Douglas Tompkins, a […]