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The Detroit Zoological Society’s Amazon program equips students with supplies and knowledge—linking conservation and community impact in the rainforest.

So it can get really dangerous,” said Vásquez, who belongs to the Shipibo-Konibo people and is vice president of the Interethnic Assn. for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest.