There seems to be a little ray of hope for Brazil

khblock · Post by **khblock** » Mon May 01, 2006 3:11 pm

According to Best Friends (http://bestfriends.com/), a magazine we subscribe to, Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva "created two new national parks" and "expanded another national park" in the Amazon. He also signed a "decree placing 3.7 million acres of the rainforest off limits for development". "The decree grants environmental protection to 16 million acres" "that cuts through the heart of the rainforest."

Unfortunately, I didn't see a reference for the Rio Xingu River but at least someone in authority is trying to do something. This is definitely a step in the right direction.

Best Friends, "All the good news about animals, wildlife and the earth" publishes a bimonthly magazine on domestic and wild animals all over the world. News worthy articles are interesting, informative, happy and heartbreakingly sad at times. Over all IMHO a worthy cause and you folks may want to check them out.

trigger123 · Post by **trigger123** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:16 pm

That’s good news! Brazil had many problems due to the forest being destroyed now as some of it is safe maybe next it’s the lake! But if that goes under protection that means NOBODY can EVER have ANY wc L046? Well it’s for the best though! We are the caretakers of this world!

khblock · Post by **khblock** » Mon May 01, 2006 8:28 pm

From what I understood from the article the protected area isn't around where zebra plecos are found. Its in the heart of Brazil. But, the Brazilian authorities are aware of the situation or they wouldn't have implemented a ban on the export of zebra plecos. Hopefully, the President of Brazil will continue his efforts and expand the protected areas.

Having a President with the ability and passion to save some of our most precious natural resources is a large step in the right direction to save our planet. Good for Brazil.