In addition, a lumber company with huge landholdings in the forest had made plans to launch a major logging operation, and large numbers of hunters were using the forest as a source of game.
Peale selle kavatses üks raiefirma, kellele kuulus hiigelsuur maa - ala vihmametsast, sellest suure osa maha võtta, ning paljud jahimehed käisid vihmametsas loomi küttimas.