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...first scientist to visit the area since the early 20th century. Tigers were once numerous in the valley, but poaching and human population growth had reduced their numbers to perhaps a few hundred. Gold had been discovered in the valley, and Rabinowitz knew that if the government didn't act soon, tigers would soon be hunted into extinction in Burma...
...wish you had chosen Nobel Peace Prize winner and former U.S. Vice President Al Gore for raising the world's awareness of the dangers of global warming. We must all act together to save the planet. Jim Victa Hipolito Kawit, The Philippines...
...mapping of the human brain explains moral behavior [Dec. 3]. If one section of the cortex "lights up" when we are solving dilemmas that engage us emotionally, and another when we are making cool, rational judgments, so what? The observed brain activity may help to tell us how we act and react, but that is very different from telling us why. The moral drive within us is not so easily explained. Alasdair Livingston, Adelaide
...when investment returns dipped to 12.5 percent, the lowest rate of the past five years. Proponents of a 5 percent mandate note that other tax-exempt institutions—such as private foundations—are already subject to the rule, as originally required by the Tax Reform Act of 1969. In a press release detailing the initiative, Yale President Richard C. Levin said the $307 million budget increase would go toward expanding scientific research and upping financial aid for students in an initiative set to be announced next week. That initiative is expected to parallel Harvard?...
...rescued cub. But while the intervention saved the cub's life, it leaves some observers far from happy. "This development is not good for the principle of wildlife conservation in our zoo," said Alexandra Foghammar, spokesperson for the city of Nuremberg. "Now the cub will not grow up to act in a natural way, just as the mother lacked the experience to bring...