Rare uncontacted Amazon tribe

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One of Brazil's last uncontacted Indian tribes has been spotted in the far western Amazon jungle near the Peruvian border. The Indians were sighted in an Ethno-Environmental Protected Area along the Envira River in flights over remote Acre state.

Strong and healthy warriors, six huts and a large planted area were sighted but it was not known to which tribe they belonged. In the region four distinct isolated peoples exist.

Contact with the Indians will not be made to prevent invasions of their land and to ensure total autonomy for the isolated tribes.

Survival International said the Indians are in danger from illegal logging in Peru, which is driving uncontacted tribes over the border and could lead to conflict with the estimated 500 uncontacted Indians now living on the Brazilian side.

There are more than 100 uncontacted tribes worldwide, most of them in Brazil and Peru.