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Article: Thick-skinned protection: U.S. conservation policies punish rescuers of endangered species. (Travel Intelligence).
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- Revista Latin Trade
- Article date:
- April 1, 2002
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Like many other businessmen in northwestern Mexico, Carlos Rodarte is a rancher His spread sits amidst irrigated tomato fields and poultry farms some 15 kilometers south of Culiacan and depends on a herd 25,000 strong. What's different about this operation, however, is the livestock he manages: crocodiles.
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