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...half their habitat in the past century, and much that remains has been fragmented by logging and ranching. Experts have identified 51 conservation areas in 16 countries that they deem essential for the long-term survival of the largest American cat. One potential break in the corridor--the Panama Canal--turned out to be no problem at all: paw marks showed that jaguars can swim across the canal in both directions...
...oligarch who was working to open links with the West? So far, nothing has happened, because investors still think Russia is a good place to put their money. But time will tell if Khodorkovsky's arrest will herald a return to the Kremlin's old methods of control. Bruno Canal Pulido Ourense, Spain...
...films of its own. "People in Europe and America think that if it comes from Africa it must be bad or naive," Sauvalie says. "But our quality is international." That quality is on display in Kabongo, Pictoon's first major series, which was co-produced with French television company Canal France International and aired on CFI's satellite service last December. The 13-part series follows an African storyteller who wanders around the world - from the icy North Pole to tropical jungles - with his singing pet monkey, Golo. On one level, Kabongo is a parable about an African immigrant...
...Fendi merchandise in thirty 40-ft. containers through Port Elizabeth, N.J. According to the customs officials, 15 of the defendants are Chinese nationals who are part of two separate crime networks that use shell companies to import counterfeit luxury goods from China and distribute them through storefronts on Canal Street. Each organization paid undercover agents $50,000 a container to look the other way. These might be run-of-the-mill crime rings, but both customs and Interpol have warned in recent months that counterfeit merchandising is also being used to fund terrorist groups...
Once the goods hit the U.S., there's little deterrent. "In narcotics, they get 20 years to life," says Pat Stella, U.S. customs assistant special agent in charge of New York City. "But a guy caught on Canal Street in the morning is back on the street by the afternoon." Customs officials have been working to increase the penalties, tacking on other charges like money laundering, which can increase a sentence to 10 to 20 years...