'I have a lot of enemies': the Honduran marine park rangers facing death threats
by Oscar Lopez from on (#3BR5Y)
The tropical island of Roatin is a gold mine for tourism and fishermen but those protecting the reef want tougher laws to turn the area into a no-take zone
"I'm like one of those old-school gangsters," says Ralston Brooks, a park ranger on the island of Roatin off the coast of Honduras. "If you're going to do it, do it. Pop a cap."
The 37-year-old boat captain says he faces regular death threats from local fishermen because of his work patrolling the island for illegal fishing. "I have a lot of enemies. But you've got to suck it up: if we don't do this, the reef will be gone."