By Bobby Bascomb Mongabay reported in 2023 that thousands of hectares of forest were felled, likely for cattle ranching and airstrips for drug trafficking. Since then, the situation appears to have grown worse. Preliminary satellite data collected by Global Forest Watch show deforestation is pushing westward into the park, an area of previously intact forest. Roughly one-third of the park’s primary forest has been cleared since GFW began tracking it in 2002. Sierra del Lacandón National Park is a proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s home to more than 300 species of birds and dozens of amp…