There have been several cases where the Waorani have killed members of these isolated bands. The most famous killing occurred in the year 2003, when a group of Waorani assassins (not warriors) went into a settlement of a Taromenane band. After talking with the only man that was unable to run away, due to convalescence, they killed him along with various women and children that they found close to the settlement. The Waorani burnt them while they were still alive.

maintain their traditional way of life. Some of these people are closely related to the Waorani, some are not. We have known about the inhabitance of the Tagaeri and the Taromenane in this area, and it seems there are also some groups related to the Zaparo. Sadly, it is very possible that some of these groups have already become extinct, killed by the Waorani who very likely were commissioned by loggers.

Since the year 2000 various organizations in Ecuador have supported and worked to create an Untouchable Zone within the Yasuni National Park. This zone was finally declared in the year 2007. An Untouchable Zone is an area where absolutely no public or private operation is allowed to enter. The reason for its creation is to maintain the pristine makeup of the area currently inhabited by the last isolated peoples that continue to

encounters with the Waorani, their wishes to remain isolated. Despite their wishes, timber and oil companies have tried to chase them out of their territory. Further, missionaries have expressed their wishes to contact them, along with many journalists, film makers and tourists interested in visiting these bands.

In the year 2006 a group of loggers, illegally trespassing into this territory, were attacked by one of these isolated bands and some were killed while others were wounded by the spears of the Taromenane. It is suspected that some months later a group of loggers set out to kill this group in revenge, but this fact has yet to be proven.

The people of these isolated bands have clearly expressed, in several