Illegal cattle ranching deforests Mexicos massive Lacandon Jungle

[Judi Lynn]

by Rodrigo Soberanes on 14 March 2018 | Translated by Fiona MacNaughton and Jeannette Westwood

According to authorities and residents, cattle from Central America are brought to Mexico illegally over the porous border with Guatemala and left to graze in the Lacandon Jungle, a protected area.

The Lacandon Jungle in Chiapas state once covered 1.5 million hectares. Today, it is only a third of that size and continuing to shrink.

A potent mix of poverty, porous borders and lack of government control of protected areas has contributed to the proliferation of small cattle ranches throughout the area, which, combined, have a major impact on the ecosystem.

A potent mix of poverty, porous borders and lack of government control of protected areas has contributed to the proliferation of small cattle ranches throughout the area, which, combined, have a major impact on the ecosystem.

More:
https://news.mongabay.com/2018/03/illegal-cattle-ranching-deforests-mexicos-massive-lacandon-jungle/


Unbelievable images of this amazing area. How could anyone ever dream of destroying it? Please see these pictures. They are all spectacular. Originally this was the ancient home of Mayan people.

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1. As if I need another

Reason to be depressed.