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Article: Mexican preserves foster border cooperation.(2 wildlife preserves abutting Texas' Big Bend National Park)
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- National Parks
- Article date:
- March 1, 1995
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In November, the Mexican government, led by former President Carlos Salinas de Gortari, crowned more than a half century of work by designating two new wildlife preserves, totaling 1.2 million acres, adjacent to Big Bend National Park in Texas. Efforts had been under way for 60 years to protect the areas, located in the border states of Coahuila and Chihuahua.
Mexican conservationists, NPCA, and the National Park Service hailed the designations and believe the preserves will provide the basis for cross-border management. "These designations are a dream come true not only for Mexico, but for the U.S. National Park System," said Dave Simon, NPCA Southwest regional ...