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Coronavirus puts felines on Brazil’s ‘Island of the Cats’ in danger

By Photos by Associated Press

Oct. 14, 2020

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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.
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Furtada Island, referred to widely as “Island of the Cats,” is a vast swath of mountainous tropical forest and sandy coves. But when COVID-19 forced people to quarantine, boat traffic around the island fell sharply — and with it, the food and water deposited there.

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