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Plundering the past

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Looters are wreaking havoc on historical sites and robbing the US of its national treasures. The government, though, finds it hard to convict these criminals with the absence of solid proof of their activities. Collectors only further encourage such ruthless thieving.

Author: Sugarman, Aaron
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
Antiquities, Theft, Crime, Historic sites

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Shameful looting of America's past

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Looters can be found in Virginia and Alaska countrysides looking for valuable artifacts. The Native American sites are their favorite targets. This illicit activity continues due to limited law enforcers and the difficulty in arresting the moneyed collectors.

Author: Sugarman, Aaron, Traveler, Conde Nast
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
United States, Looting, Theft of relics

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Shameful harvest

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The US Fish and Wildlife Service estimates that illegal trade in US wildlife generates $200 million a year. Big game animals are shot as trophies, and animal parts such as bear gallbladders are sold for 'medicinal' purposes.

Author: Poten, Constance J.
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
Protection and preservation, Powers and duties, United States. Fish and Wildlife Service, Animals, Poaching

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