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...which conservationists might have responded by cordoning off protected habitats and reserves - building a fence, in effect, between the wild animals and the people. But in the Pantanal, and in much of the rest of our once wild, once underpopulated world, total separation is simply not a sustainable option. That's especially true for jaguars and other big cats, which need a lot of room to roam, far more than could be fenced off. "The big cats' territory is crossing over to the human landscape," says Alan Rabinowitz, a renowned conservationist and the president of the new wildlife group Panthera...
...Still, Netanyahu is experienced enough to know that his success as a leader of Israel will depend substantially on his ability to manage the peace process - and to at least appear to be making progress. And that may make him more open to pursuing the Syria option...
...there would be consequences. Among the bondholders are banks such as JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo that themselves have taken money from the government's Troubled Asset Relief Program. Standing in the way of the Administration's plans for the auto industry would win them few friends. One option the bondholders have is to try to seize the factories. But that would jeopardize the partsmakers too, and the banks are also holding the paper for many industry suppliers. If the factories shut down as a result of a legal battle, so would the partsmakers...
...Garber hopes to eventually fill a tenured faculty position to teach studio painting, but with the current hiring freeze, this is not an option. The proposed solution is to bring in various visiting faculty, which could have both positive and negative ramifications according to Rojer...
...they are going to bring equity to the system," he says. However, some prosecutors believe the 2004 reforms were enough and no further reforms are needed. "There is no question you'll get more second and third time offenders," says Michael C. Green, Monroe County District Attorney. "The option is being taken away to potentially jail an offender who has committed prior violent felonies." Green cited statistics that showed the state's drug incarceration rate dropping to about 11,000 last year as a result of the 2004 reforms and says it's even a misnomer to call the current...