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style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'times new roman --1319625832-460442313-1328878480=:40473 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Edwin took me into the Reserve area, The main "road" through the reserve wa= s built with bridges as the causeway to the key was going to continue out t= he east side. That project has now been cancelled. It is true more hotels a= re going in. At the the entrance to the park/reserve the main road swings u= p towards the beach. While in the reserve many trucks were dumping vegatati= ve debris along the edge of the roadbed. Edwin explained that they are plac= ing all the excavated mangroves and soil from the new resorts into the park= to rebuild the soil level where they had build the wide road bed that is n= o longer needed. They have bulldozers then flaten the vegatation piles. It = will be wait and see I guess.=0A=A0=0ARob=0A=0A=0A_________________________= _______=0AFrom: Henk Kwindt <cbatl@eastlink.ca>=0ATo: naturens@chebucto.ns.= ca =0ASent: Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:19:21 PM=0ASubject: Re: [NatureNS]= Cayo Santa Maria - Cuba=0A=0A=0AHi Rob and All,=0A=A0=0AI was at the Cayo = last Oct. and biked to the far south tip. That area is already on the map i= dentified as Parque Nacional de Cayo Santa Maria. There is only a handful o= f resorts now but there is a total of 20 resorts planned (you may have noti= ced 4 or 5 tall cranes along the shoreline, and I don't mean the bird varie= ty), so I fear for the future of any preserve there. The only thing this ar= ea has going for it is that it does not have a beach, just mangroves. But t= hen, I have seen the tip of the Varadero penninsula go from nature preserve= into resorts just in a few years time and why do you think the government = paid for the construction of a=A048km long causeway to get to the Cayo? The= y are just waiting ( and expecting) for the americans to be allowed to trav= el to Cuba. B.t.w. the "trail" through the preserve where we biked on is as= wide as the Cow Bay rd, as a matter of fact there were still 2 bulldozers = there, one actively doing its destructive job. It's sad but it is hard to blame the Cubans, tourism is the main source of inco= me for them and they don't have much else.=0AHenk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.=0A--= --- Original Message ----- =0A>From: Rob Woods =0A>To: Nature Nova Scotia = =0A>Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 7:17 PM=0A>Subject: [NatureNS] Cayo S= anta Maria - Cuba=0A>=0A>=0A>Last month I flew into Santa Clara Cuba to sta= y at a resort on=A0Cayo Santa Maria - Cuba .=0A>=0A>=0A>My guide Ernesto Re= yes from a previous trip introduced me to Edwin who is studying the effect = of the resorts on the natural =A0environment of the Keys and trying to crea= te a nature preserve at one end of Cayo Santa Maria.=0A>=0A>=0A>Edwin's ema= il is=A0edworn@gmail.com=0A>=0A>=0A>If you can only escape for a half day y= ou would stay on the key which is 45KM off the mainland. I picked up 60 spe= cies with one bird trip an numerous walks near the resort I stayed at. =A0Y= ou would need a full day if you want to get to the mainland with more endem= ics.=0A>=0A>=0A>Edwin spoke good english and was informative about birds, f= auna, and flora. He is a new to guiding itself but certainly can take you t= o the good spots and show you what we see. On our trip we actually had two = new species for the Key itself and I had a third later on my trip. It is a = little be of an unrecorded territory.=0A>=0A>=0A>Rob=0A>=0A>=0A>No virus fo= und in this message.=0A>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com=0A>Version: 2012.0.191= 3 / Virus Database: 2112/4799 - Release Date: 02/09/12 --1319625832-460442313-1328878480=:40473 Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ti= mes new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style=3D"RIGHT: = auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Edwin took me into the Reserve area, The = main "road" through the reserve was built with bridges as the causeway to t= he key was going to continue out the east side. That project has now been c= ancelled. It is true more hotels are going in. At the the entrance to the p= ark/reserve the main road swings up towards the beach. While in the reserve= many trucks were dumping vegatative debris along the edge of the roadbed. = Edwin explained that they are placing all the excavated mangroves and soil = from the new resorts into the park to rebuild the soil level where they had= build the wide road bed that is no longer needed. They have bulldozers the= n flaten the vegatation piles. It will be wait and see I guess.<VAR id=3Dyu= i-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN></div> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto"></SPAN> </div> <div style=3D"RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style=3D"RIGHT: auto">Rob</SPAN></div> <div><BR></div> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SI= ZE: 12pt"> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SI= ZE: 12pt"> <DIV dir=3Dltr><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial> <DIV style=3D"BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; P= ADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PAD= DING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; B= ORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=3Dhr contentEditable= =3Dfalse readonly=3D"true"></DIV><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:= </SPAN></B> Henk Kwindt <cbatl@eastlink.ca><BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT= -WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> naturens@chebucto.ns.ca <BR><B><SPAN style=3D= "FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, February 9, 2012 9:19:21 PM<= BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [NatureNS] = Cayo Santa Maria - Cuba<BR></FONT></DIV><BR> <DIV id=3Dyiv1582075063> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi Rob and All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>I was at the Cayo last Oct. and biked to t= he far south tip. That area is already on the map identified as Parque Naci= onal de Cayo Santa Maria. There is only a handful of resorts now but there = is a total of 20 resorts planned (you may have noticed 4 or 5 tall cranes a= long the shoreline, and I don't mean the bird variety), so I fear for the f= uture of any preserve there. The only thing this area has going for it is t= hat it does not have a beach, just mangroves. But then, I have seen the tip= of the Varadero penninsula go from nature preserve into resorts just in a = few years time and why do you think the government paid for the constructio= n of a 48km long causeway to get to the Cayo? They are just waiting ( = and expecting) for the americans to be allowed to travel to Cuba. B.t.w. th= e "trail" through the preserve where we biked on is as wide as the Cow Bay = rd, as a matter of fact there were still 2 bulldozers there, one actively doing its destructive job. It's sad but it is hard to blame the C= ubans, tourism is the main source of income for them and they don't have mu= ch else.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Henk Kwindt, Cow Bay, NS.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PAD= DING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4"><B>From:</B> <A title= =3Drrtwoods@yahoo.com href=3D"mailto:rrtwoods@yahoo.com" rel=3Dnofollow tar= get=3D_blank ymailto=3D"mailto:rrtwoods@yahoo.com">Rob Woods</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.= ca href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank y= mailto=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Nature Nova Scotia</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 09, 2012 7:= 17 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Cayo Santa Maria= - Cuba</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new yor= k, times, serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN>Last month = I flew into Santa Clara Cuba to stay at a resort on Cayo Santa Maria -= Cuba .</SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN><BR></SPAN>= </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">My guide Ernesto = Reyes from a previous trip introduced me to Edwin who is studying the effec= t of the resorts on the natural environment of the Keys and trying to= create a nature preserve at one end of Cayo Santa Maria.</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Edwin's email is&= nbsp;<SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px">edworn@gmail.com</= SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style=3D"FO= NT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style=3D"FO= NT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px">If you can only escape for a half day yo= u would stay on the key which is 45KM off the mainland. I picked up 60 spec= ies with one bird trip an numerous walks near the resort I stayed at.  = ;You would need a full day if you want to get to the mainland with more end= emics.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style=3D"FO= NT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px"><BR></SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN style=3D"FO= NT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 13px">Edwin spoke good english and was informa= tive about birds, fauna, and flora. He is a new to guiding itself but certa= inly can take you to the good spots and show you what we see. On our trip w= e actually had two new species for the Key itself and I had a third later o= n my trip. It is a little be of an unrecorded territory.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><SPAN><BR></SPAN>= </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Rob</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif"> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times, serif"><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV><A rel=3Dnof= ollow></A> <div class=3Dyiv1582075063 align=3Dleft>No virus found in this message.<BR>= Checked by AVG - <A href=3D"http://www.avg.com/" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_b= lank>www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2112/4799 - = Release Date: 02/09/12</div></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></= div></body></html> --1319625832-460442313-1328878480=:40473--
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