Word: rare
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...turkeys can you get for a river otter? Answer: in Iowa, two. At last week's Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference in Grand Rapids and on other occasions, conservation administrators from at least 33 states have taken to arranging trades of animals that are abundant in one state but rare or nonexistent in another. The motivation for the swaps is ecological: not to provide more targets for a state's hunters but simply to increase the diversity of its fauna...
...similar reception 300 miles away in the coastal city of Durban. The occasion: the unexpected dismissal of treason charges against the twelve by the South African government. Though four of the 16 people on trial still face charges, the collapse of the case against most of them was a rare victory for opponents of the apartheid regime. "The state had no case," said U.D.F. Leader Curtis Ndlovu. "We say to the government, 'The struggle continues...
Watson's election as captain, an extremely rare occurrence for divers, is testimony to his popularity on the team. "His humor, his attitude... We're going to miss him a lot, an awful lot," Ford said...
Officials say that about 4000 books are transferred to Houghton from Widener each year. The other major libraries (such as Langdell, Countway, and Baker) have their own rare book departments...
...Harvard's libraries are hazardous to books' health. Houghton Library, Harvard's goldmine of rare books, was originally constructed with its special preservation needs in mind. Built in 1942, Houghton was the first library to have atmospheric controls integrated into the building plan, according to Roger E. Stoddard, curator of rare books. "That's the very best thing you can do," says Stoddard, explaining the importance of a steady temperature and humidity level to the life of a book. "If you allow books to partake of the New England atmosphere, they will be destroyed...