They cut down trees for helicopters, roads, buildings and seismic tracks. The Huaorani, hunters and gatherers, rely heavily on the forest for their daily needs. Quemperi told Kane how these new structures affect the livelihood of the Huaos. Kane describes that Quemperi was angry and believed that "a road means bad hunting; game does not cross it; settlers will come and cut down trees and kill animals. A road, in other words, means hunger; it means the end of plenty and the end of self-sufficiency and independence, the Huaorani value above all else” (Kane, 1993, p.66).