Word: conservationism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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In four years as director of the National Park Service, William Mott fought the Reagan Administration's reluctance to expand the system and spend enough to preserve existing sites against an ever rising tide of visitors. "Professionals in the field loved him, but the politicians often ignored him," observes Paul...
How the Exxon Valdez ran aground is a mystery. The accident occurred in extremely calm waters, and the captain, Joe Hazlewood, had been plying the area for a dozen years. Frank Iarossi, president of Exxon Shipping Co., said the tanker was a mile off course even though its navigational systems...
Pennington said the crew's power conservation efforts would not hurt the experiments.
To reduce the problem of the drought, the City Council last night passed an order requiring the Water Department to implement conservation measures.
Conservationists cannot hope to protect elephants throughout their African homelands. For that reason, the AECCG, which includes such major conservation groups as the World Wildlife Fund, TRAFFIC and Wildlife Conservation International, envisions a triage approach. The group plans to concentrate its resources on about 40 populations that have the best...