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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Golf Projects May Leave Mexico Wildlife High and Dry


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A Mexican-government-supplied map shows the Chamela-Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve (green) and nearby areas zoned for tourist resorts (pink).

Scientists are calling for a ban on the proposed developments, saying that the work may cause a water crisis that might irreversibly damage the reserve's rare tropical dry forest.

Image courtesy State of Jalisco's Environment Secretariat