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Rats go, birds and beasts return

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The process of creating a $1,700-a-night seaside resort on one of the Seychelles islands involved restoring much of the habitat to its original condition. One aspect of this was the repatriation of many species of birds and eradication of imported flora such as the lannier plant.

Author: Botha, Ted
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2003
Strategy & planning, Seychelles, Planning, Environmental aspects, Seaside resorts, Company business planning

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Points of no return

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Both Russia and Japan claim sovereignty in the southern Kuriles, a group of four islands in the northern Pacific Ocean. Japan is making their return a condition of economic aid to Russia.

Author: Scott, Margaret
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 1992
Japan, International aspects, Russia, Japanese foreign relations, Russian foreign relations, Kuril Islands

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Return of the glaciers

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New Zealand boasts of several glaciers. The Tasman Glacier, the most well-known of these, is 1.6 kilometers wide on average and 600 meters thick. It traverses Mount Cook National Park.

Author: Grzelewski, Derek
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1995
Evaluation, Description and travel, New Zealand, Glaciers

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