Validity of Monarch Sanctuary Deforestation Claims

[Stan Gorodenski]

It looks like there was a fire burning from somewhere - in the reserve? 
- when you took the 2005 photo. It also looks like there were some 
pretty strong winds.
Stan

Paul Cherubini wrote:

>The largest monarch colony in Mexico is the El Rosario
>Monarch Sanctuary
>http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/1992.jpg
>
>In Feb. 2005, several monarch scientists said the
>following about the Sierra Campanario (El Rosario Monarch
>Sanctuary) forest in this report:
>http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/authb.jpg
>
>"until recent years the forest has been relatively dense"
>"ongoing culling of the trees in the area has opened the forest
>and created microclimate conditions that the butterflies do not
>tolerate."
>
>Now look at actual photos of the Sierra Campanario (El
>Rosario) forest I took in 1990 vs 2005:
>
>Distant shot:
>http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/9005.jpg
>
>Closer shot:
>http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/9005a.jpg
>
>Closest shots:
>
>http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/1990b.jpg
>http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y189/mastertech/2005h.jpg
>
>Does anyone see any change in forest cover / forest density
>between the 1990 and 2005 photos?
>
>Paul Cherubini
>El Dorado, Calif.
>
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