Asian Turtles Face Extinction Threat in Asia Trade
Kurt Buhlmann of Conservation International warns of the rapid decline of freshwater turtles in Asia due to new trade pressures. Markets across Cambodia Vietnam Malaysia Indonesia Bangladesh and Thailand feed demand for meat and medicinal uses in China. Experts urge education legislation and genetic reserves to shield species and later reintroduce them.
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Kurt Buhlmann
Conservation International
Asia
Washington, D.C
Earth
Kurt
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
United States
Southeast Asia
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Vietnam
Malaysia
Indonesia
Bangladesh
Thailand
Sumatra
Noah's Ark
Stay-at-home mom rejects sitter for schoolweek trip
DEAR ABBY: A Roswell mom with three elementary children declines her husband's company trip this year. No relatives nearby can watch them. she prefers not to hire a stranger. Abby advises balancing duties with marriage and suggests trusted options or clergy referrals. her husband should be included. Also letters discuss a 17-year-old student attracted to his teacher's 15-year-old daughter, urging permission and caution to avoid perceived impropriety.
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Roswell
Birds Herald Spring With Their Yearly Songsters
The article celebrates the return of birds as winter ends, noting cardinal and thrush singing, robins and warblers returning, and purple martins arriving by mid month. It urges readers to become birders, enjoy birdsong, and bring cut branches or forsythia into the home to hint at spring.
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Robins
Carolina
Sheree
Stolen Tucker painting found in car during Melbourne stop
Police recovered Albert Tucker’s Ibis from the back seat of a car after a traffic stop in Victoria. The framed oil work, worth up to 126000, was stolen from an eastern Sydney gallery in April 1987. Two men face potential charges in connection with the discovery.
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Melbourne
Australia
Albert Tucker
Sydney
Victoria
Kevin Loomes
IRS warns of $2 billion in unclaimed refunds
The IRS cautions over 2 million in 1996 refunds await claim and 1.6 million taxpayers may still file late returns by April 15 to receive refunds. After that date refunds are not guaranteed even if mailed by deadline.
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To Eart
Southeast Asia
IRS
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
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