SciencePierce Brosnan Helped Stop Saltworks Threatening Gray Whale Nursery in Mexico
In 1995, actor Pierce Brosnan and Keely Shaye Smith opposed a large saltworks project planned beside Laguna San Ignacio, a crucial gray whale nursery on Mexico's Pacific coast. This lagoon, part of the UNESCO Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaíno, is vital for eastern North Pacific gray whale breeding. Due to their efforts and conservation concerns, Mexico abandoned the saltworks plan in 2000.
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