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Animals: can they bounce back?
When the slaughter stops, they often thrive The hand-drawn map of Lake Massawippi shows all its fishing-spot locations and quirky place names. I bought a copy years ago in Ayer’s Cliff and, while it is colourful, it tells a sadly familiar story. Among the notations scrawled along the edges of this country fishing chart, one…
Can tigers bounce back?
Let’s take a break from ecological doom-saying for a moment. Tigers are among the species that have received good news recently, as in this Nepal report : https://tinyurl.com/ybcvspe2 Back in 2011, I looked at the tiger issue in another light, as a UN Special reporter, interviewing the head of UN wildlife-conservation agency CITES by David…
Thai elephants get some love
From the archives: 2011 Elephants have been in trouble in northern Thailand for decades, but now efforts to conserve and revive their population are showing promise By David Winch Photos, Pierre-Michel Virot and Thai Elephant Centre UN Special magazine, May 2011 First things first: elephants are fun to watch. A lot of fun. But just…