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When the Itaipu Dam Rose, a Desperate Wildlife Rescue Began
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When the Itaipu Dam Rose, a Desperate Wildlife Rescue Began
In October 1982, engineers in Paraguay and Brazil closed the gates along the Paraná River, setting in motion the slow flooding of a valley that would soon disappear beneath the reservoir of what became the world’s largest dam by energy output. As the waters rose, they swallowed forests, riverbanks, and islands that had teemed with life for generations, forcing one of the most urgent wildlife rescue efforts in South American history. Conservation…
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