“We want to express our absolute condemnation of this cowardly and violent action against two park rangers in the Nahuelbuta mountain range, in a place where Conaf officials have dedicated their lives to caring for diversity and, moreover, many of them are Mapuche. We have to carry out the investigation, we are going to become part of the criminal complaint before the prosecutor’s office before those who are responsible, by the way, in coordination with the Interior. But we give all our solidarity and we will not stop caring for the Nahuelbuta mountain range despite these violent activists”With these words, Minister Esteban Valenzuela condemned the attack that affected park rangers of the Nahuelbuta National Park in the Araucanía region.
The damage in the Nahuelbuta National Park, administered by the National Forestry Corporation (Conaf) Preliminarily, it consists of the burning of the administration in the Portones sector (park ranger house by the entrance from the city of Angol), in addition two vehicles (a van and an off-road motorcycle belonging to Conaf) were stolen before leaving the place.
In addition, damage was verified in a forest ranger’s house made of light material that was completely burned, two control booths of 50 square meters, of light material (wood), burned in its entiretya house that is uninhabited and is used as a warehouse, 48 square meters, made of light material (wood), completely burned, and a warehouse where construction materials and fuel were kept, 20 square meters, made of light material (wood) totally burned.
The administration notified Carabinieri, who made the visit to the place with special forces. Likewise, the Park Rangers were transferred to the house of a neighbor in the vicinity of the Park and then to their respective homes. Physically they are fine.
Among the measures taken Conaf They are that the head of the Department and the administrator of the unit move to the Nahuelbuta unit. In the first place, to see and attend to the state of the officials affected by this unfortunate event.
In addition, it was requested to endorse as a security measure to keep the other officers of the unit in telework for the moment or another measure that aims to protect them in the sense of distance from the affected area.
On the other hand, the person in charge of security was notified to activate the procedure and request containment and the Welfare Department to request support and activate complementary procedures.
