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...Pangolin are not the only species being driven toward extinction across Asia by China's demand for exotic, edible wildlife. "As purchasing power in China grows, demand has just exploded," says James Compton, who runs the Southeast Asia office of TRAFFIC, the most prominent group fighting the illegal wildlife trade worldwide. Tim Redford, a Bangkok-based researcher for the conservation group WildAid, estimates that between 1% and 10% of smuggled animals are seized by government officials in efforts to combat an illegal industry worth billions of dollars annually. Between 1999 and 2003, Chinese authorities alone seized 18,850 live endangered...
...region: "We never have to worry about the police when transporting animals. Most don't even know or care that it's considered a crime," he says with a laugh. "And the ones who do are already in the business and making money themselves." The combination of soaring demand and lax enforcement is leading to a potentially catastrophic situation for the region's wildlife, activists say. "At the current rate there is a very good chance that we will lose a lot of species before we even know where they are or anything about them," says TRAFFIC's Compton...
...China is not the only culprit, of course. Nations such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam all have thriving underground markets in wildlife products. And dealers from America and Europe travel the region to stock up on snakes, geckos, flying lizards and other exotic pets. But the sheer scale of demand from China makes everything else pale into insignificance. Up to 80% of the illegal wildlife smuggled out of Southeast Asia is headed for China, says Steve Galster, who heads WildAid's Bangkok office. Illegal traders have had to adapt to the changed marketplace. "I had to take a crash course...
...right to choose ones roommates, it is foolish to demand such a right from the College when freshman rooming assignments are already made randomly and students have no choice when it comes to room and board options. Besides, there is no reason that sophomore rooming arrangements would not remain the choice of individual students; that choice would merely be limited by earlier Housing assignments. Considering the benefits to House life of these earlier assignments, such a limitations of students rights can surely be justified...
...early 2004. But Mars is not mentioned anywhere in the plans. Nor is the science the crews would perform once they get to the moon. If NASA-not to mention the White House-wants taxpayers to take this plan seriously, they must tighten it up with a deadline that demands greater focus and a specific program of both lunar and Martian exploration. This week's plan is a very good start. Skeptical spacewatchers are right to demand more...