Protecting A Pristine Ecosystem From Development
26 February 2003 - 10:00am
Conservation groups say the effort to save a pristine Manhattan-sized island off the coast of Baja California could be a model for saving threatened wilderness areas.
"Facing pressure to build hotels and resorts, communal land owners Tuesday handed over to the Mexican government an uninhabited, Manhattan-sized island touted as one of the region's most unspoiled ecosystems.Conservation groups said the $3.3 million sale – funded by private, nonprofit groups – could be a model for saving threatened wildlife areas. "
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The San Diego Union-Tribune, February 25, 2003
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