Members of an ‘uncontacted’ indigenous Amazonian tribe fired arrows at loggers on land considered theirs.
The clash happened at an illegal logging camp in the Madre de Dios region of remote south west Peru, according Survival International, an NGO that supports indigenous groups.
At least one person was left injured and there are unconfirmed reports two loggers may have been killed in the attack on July 27, reports the Guardian.
The tribe, known as Mascho Piro, were filmed just weeks before gathered on the banks of the Pariamanú River, seeking food from another indigenous group.
It’s one of a number of recent and previously rare sightings and clashes.
Campaigners say it shows the tribe is feeling the effects of logging activity, both legal and illegal, on their rainforest home.
The camp where the fight happened is just outside an area that is formally protected by the government, but on land that is acknowledged as Mashco …