Ivory trade fuels wars and endangers Africa wildlife
A wide report details Burundi ivory exports and illegal networks feeding Singapore ports, highlighting a 1983 world total of 1000 tons and the collapse of wildlife habitats. It traces poaching, habitat loss, and weak enforcement across Africa and Asia, with figures on rhinos, elephants, and endangered species, and notes the global market for rhino horn and exotic pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mort Rosenblum
Associated Press
Singapore
Burundi
George Schaller
New York Zoological Society
Bangladesh
Kenya
Mauritania
Ethiopia
Africa
Tanzania
Michael Woodford
East Africa
Idi Amin
Uganda
Botswana
Doug Williamson
John Benn
Black Africa
Bali
South Bridge Road
Asia
Kaziranga Park
Assam
Kunal Verma
Death With Dignity Debated After Quinlan Case
George Esper reports on the Quinlan decision that placed emphasis on ethics in end of life care. The Quinlans recall the wrenching choice to remove Karen Ann from a respirator in 1976, a landmark setting modern hospital ethics. The piece notes rising ethics committees, debates over sanctity versus quality of life, and the spread of living wills and legal battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Esper
Associated Press
Julie Quinlan
Karen Ann
Ening
Alexandra Gekas
National Society of Patient Representatives
American Hospital Association
Commission For the Study of Ethical Problems
Willard Gaylin
Hastings Center
Hastings-on-Hudson
N.Y
Daniel Callahan
Gaylin
Karen Ann Quinlan
New York
Morris Township
N. J
Joseph Quinlan
Robert Spring
Earle
Earle Spring
Massachusetts
Spring
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Nursing Home
A.J. Levinson
New York City
Daniel Avila
Citizens For Life
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Pennsylvania
Norman Myers
Serengeti
Ken Oake
Lloyd Wilmot
Hemingway
Sudan
Chad
Angola
Zaire
South Africa
Esmond Bradley Martin
Tokyo
Bangkok
Thailand