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Giant carcasses abound in the Peruvian Amazon.
These are the monumental trunks of the shihuahuacos felled indiscriminately to take advantage of their wood.
These trees take thousands of years to grow and are uprooted from the forest in a matter of hours.
For environmental protectors like Tatiana Espinosa, the problem goes beyond felling a tree.
The loss of vegetation opens up huge gaps that affect the entire ecosystem.
Shihuahuaco is the fashionable wood among consumers, but the story is not new.
Advocates have seen species like mahogany become increasingly difficult to find after being coveted by the logging industry.
