Red Delta: Fighting for Life at the End of the Colorado River
by By Bergman, Charles and Defenders of Wildwife
Category: Nature , Environmental Conservation & Protection

Bergman has written and photographed extensively on nature, for such journals and magazines as the  Smithsonian ,  Audubon , and  National Geographic .  Working with the nonprofit conservation organization, Defenders of Wildlife, Bergman focuses here on the Mexican delta of the Colorado River.  Transformed from a fertile area to a dry wasteland as a result of the U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty of 1944, the region has recently gained the attention of environmental groups. The text describes how the current situation came to be, and encourages revision of the binational agreement allocating the river's waters, in order to reduce the negative ecological, economic, and cultural impacts on Mexico.  Academic but accessible to the general reader. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)