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Wilcove then discussed the harmful effects of oil palm cultivation on bird and butterfly populations in Borneo. His studies found that the conversion of forestland into plantations caused huge drops in biodiversity...
Armed with a host of colorful land distribution charts and photographs from his research, Wilcove discussed the biodiversity-friendly methods of pastoralism and planned burning in Kenya, and contrasted them with the disastrous effects of oil palm cultivation in Borneo...
...Dolittle), called for a mastery of physical performance - mime, slapstick, acro- and aerobatics - not of stage English. Even his leading man, Tarzan, rarely ventured much beyond "Aaaheeyaaheeyaheeyaheeyah" or "Jane not worry." Now though, at the age of 76, and living out the last of his days in a Palm Springs sanctuary, Cheeta has found the voice to match his remarkable story...
...with reporting by Hector Florin/West Palm Beach, Kristin Kloberdanz/Modesto, Mark Kukis/Washington and Siobhan Morrissey/Miami
...company in retail - the country's second largest industry, employing some 25 million Americans - those are about the most depressing words you can hear. And millions of Americans are now on the same page. Consider Maria Calderon, a single mother of two in Greenacres, Fla., who works for the Palm Beach County public defender's office. Two months ago, she lost a second, part-time job that had helped pay the bills. She soon surrendered to the gods of credit-card debt. She visited a West Palm Beach credit-counseling service to deal with some $20,000 in unpaid bills...