Loreto Wins Reversal of Port Decision, but Whale Protections Remain at Stake

Loreto Wins Reversal of Port Decision, but Whale Protections Remain at Stake

For over a decade, the community of Loreto, Baja California Sur, has championed a model of small-scale, sustainable ecotourism centered on the whales that gather each year in Loreto Bay National Park to feed and rear their young. This spring, that commitment was put to the test when a presidential decree threatened to expand cruise ship access to the UNESCO World Heritage site. What followed became a powerful example of grassroots environmental …