The Christian Science Monitor reports that a new resort to be built in a protected park on the Caribbean island of Grenada could wipe-out the already endangered native dove.Mount Hartman National Park - one of the few undeveloped areas of the island and a sanctuary for the native dove - is now set to build a Four Seasons uber-resort. Only 120 doves remain of which about half live in Mt. Hartman.
Protests from conservation groups have led to a compromise to help preserve the already small numbers of the bird:
"Under the current plan, the resort will develop areas that are currently part of the Mt. Hartman National Park. But in exchange, the resort’s developer will help underwrite the designation and management of a newer, better, and similarly sized sanctuary nearby. Pets and pesticides will be prohibited at the resort, which will be built in phases timed to minimize disruption of the birds’ seasonal activities."Read the full story: Will new resort imperil Grenada's endangered dove?
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