Wildlife smuggling at Anchorage Airport draws inspectors’ haul
Alaska wildlife inspectors at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport report frequent seizures of contraband from Asia and other regions. Items include monkey skull ashtrays, bear gall bladder extract, leopard fur from Taiwan, croc head purses, and a guitar made from turtle shell. Penalties reach up to 100000 dollars and a year in jail.
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Chris Andrews
U.S
Asia
Andrews
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
Mexico
Vietnam
China
Thanksgiving travel sees thousands of knives seized at airports
At Thanksgiving screenings 15982 pocket knives 98 boxcutters six guns and a brick were seized as travelers faced strict limits. Airports reported smooth operations despite weather with average wait times under ten minutes. TSA and airline spokesmen urged travelers to know prohibited items and note possible confiscation or prosecution. A man tried to bring a brick onto a flight at Reagan National Airport.
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Washington
Michael Wascom
Wascom
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Air
Ronald Reagan National Airport
Johnson
Whitson Set for Earth Return From Space Station Visit
Astronaut Peggy Whitson prepares to leave the Endeavour after a six month stay aboard the international space station. NASA aims to land before storms with Whitson and crewmates Valery Korzun and Sergei Treschev returning to Earth. Whitson could miss the 188 day record by six days.
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Fla
International Space Station
Peggy Whitson
Endeavour
NASA
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Space Station
Whitson
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mount Pleasant
Valery Korzun
Sergei Treschev
Shannon Lucid
Mir
Wilderness holds vast world areas under threat study says
Conservation International reports nearly half the globe remains wilderness with 70 percent of original vegetation intact. These zones face rising pressure from population growth, farming, and extraction, and only about 7 percent have any protection. The 387 areas cover 46 percent of land yet host 2.4 percent of people, with nine in the United States.
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Conservation International
United States
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