WWF Southern Chile News Releases http://www.worldwildlife.org/ The latest Southern Chile headlines from WWF Fri, 06 JUN 2008 17:00:00 EDT en-us Pulp Mill Devastates Swans' Sanctuary In Chile http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem816.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem816.html Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:00:00 EST SANTIAGO, Chile - A recently opened pulp mill in Chile has devastated one of South America's most biologically outstanding wetlands, decimating its famed population of black-necked swans, along with most other bird life, a WWF-led team of investigators said Monday. Inauguration Opens Nearly 150,000 Acres of Protected Chilean Rainforest to the Public for First Time http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem785.html http://www.worldwildlife.org/who/media/press/2005/WWFPresitem785.html Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST Valdivia, Chile - A history of deforestation and neglect comes officially to a close for a vast stretch of some of the most threatened and biologically rich temperate rainforest in the world. Today's inauguration of the new Valdivian Coastal Reserve, 147,500 acres of coastal temperate rainforest in southern Chile, marks a major advance in overcoming an era of clearcutting and forest conversion in the area, and makes way for new public access and cooperation for local community development.