The tract, sometimes called the Land Between the Rivers, includes area between the Tombigbee and Alabama Rivers where they join to form the Delta.The Nature Conservancy in Alabama.
“This is a landscape that’s on par with anything you’ll find worldwide from Mongolia, to Africa to the Amazon,” Reid said.
Well, if you look at the biodiversity of the Mobile Delta, it really should be the Amazon is South America’s Mobile.”.
The exact price of the land purchased has not been disclosed, but Reid said it was “well over $15 million.”.
The $5.2 million for the Land Between the Rivers purchase is the organization’s largest gift to date.
“This project is the first step in a long-term strategy with our partners in Alabama to protect America’s Amazon.”.
The cost of that purchase was not disclosed, but involved a $17 million loan. E.O. Wilson and America’s Amazon. »
