[leps-talk] Fwd: Re: Status of Mexican Sanctuaries

[Charles Bordelon]

I made an interesting observation in Ecuador.  I saw no loggers or
seismologists.   Much of the virgin forest was cleared.  Until you got to
the preserve.  Who was doing all this slash and burn?  The natives.  Is it
not our aspirstion to Preserve the endemic wildlife?  Do humans count?  They
are not whales, dolphins, or insects.  They are intelligent human beings
coping with the impact of first-world economics.  They adapt.  They survive,
even at the risk of destroying their own land because they are caught in a
trap that our own supply and demand greed has set up.  So are they
intelligent?  Sure.  Same as us...  cb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Walker" <MWalker at gensym.com>
To: <neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk>
Cc: <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>; <tils-leps-talk at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:07 PM
Subject: RE: [leps-talk] Fwd: Re: Status of Mexican Sanctuaries


> Neil wrote:
>
> > Assuring the integrity of the the Monarch Biosphere Reserve is
> > ongoing struggle. Logging continues, some legal and some illegal.
> > Unfortunately, curbing the activities of the illegal loggers is
> > becoming more difficult for the local authorities. The loggers are
> > well organized and use cell phones and an extensive communication
> > system to keep ahead of the law enforcement agencies.
>
> Are there any facts at all in the above statements?  I'm looking for
facts -
> I've been told that's all I should do - do you have any?
>
> Mark.
>
>
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