A murder in the Ecuadorian Amazon, presumed to have been committed by members of an indigenous group living in voluntary isolation, has prompted calls for a halt to oil production near a prized national park. The killing occurred on Jan. 25, when a member of the Waorani indigenous group, Caiga Lincaye Baihua, and his wife Tweñeme were attacked with spears as they traveled by canoe along the Shiripuno River in Yasuní National Park. Baihua died and his wife was wounded in the attack, which occurred in a portion of the park subject to the most stringent environmental protections. The Alejandro Labaka Foundation, an Ecuadorian nonprofit, called on the national ministries of hydrocarbons, environment and justice to halt development of an oilfield near Yasuní called Campo... [Log in to read more]