After decades of isolation, the U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, has become a de facto nature refuge. What will this mean for the base’s post-detention future?
US, Cuba Scientists Cooperate on Gulf Research
Published October 20, 2010
For the first time in decades, scientists from Cuba and the US are officially collaborating on Gulf of Mexico research. Lygia Navarro reports from Sarasota, Florida.
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Gitmo’s environmental director grew up on the base and came back to protect the wildlife he loved as a kid.
On land at Gitmo, scientists study animals thriving in protected areas.
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Lygia Navarro is a freelance writer focused on foreign coverage, particularly of Latin America and Latin American issues in the United States.
Navarro has reported from Mexico, Cuba, Chile, and...
