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No. 288 / March 1997

Endangered Species


  • The Madagascar show
    The key to saving biodiversity often lies with those who can least afford the sacrifice. Brett Masoud reports.
  • Splendid isolation
    For Paul Wagner the bounty of nature and the wealth of languages put Papua New Guinea on the front line in the fight for diversity.
  • Bad medicine
    Ross Crockford's profile of a Chinese activist who takes on the traders.
  • Egos and elephants
    Fur flies at the World Conservation Congress. Stephanie Boyd sorts out the issues.
  • Empire of extinction
    David Watson takes off the gloves and human imperialism gets a sound thrashing.
  • Bio-meltdown
    The march of monoculture promoted by international agribusiness is sweeping away diversity. Hope Shand warns of the looming threat to food security.
  • Tigerland
    Bittu Sahgal tracks the enemies of the big cat to the plush lairs of economists and developers.
  • Why we must save animals
    Colin Tudge makes the case for pragmatism and the use of conservation science in saving species.

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